individual characteristics
- individual characteristics
A characteristics that is highly personal or peculiar and is unlikely to occur in other instances. Traits that define and identify an item as unique; exclusive to all other items.
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John C. Brenner .
2012.
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Individual, Individuality — • An individual being is defined by St. Thomas as quod est in se indivisum, ab aliis vero divisum (a being undivided in itself but separated from other beings) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Individual, Individuality … Catholic encyclopedia
individual — [in΄də vij′o͞o əl; ] often [ in΄divij′əl] adj. [ML individualis < L individuus (< in , IN 2 + dividuus, divisible < dividere, to DIVIDE) + AL] 1. Obs. not divisible; not separable 2. existing as a single, separate thing or being; single; … English World dictionary
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individual — /in deuh vij ooh euhl/, n. 1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. a person: a strange individual. 3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item. 4. a group considered as a unit. 5. Biol. a. a… … Universalium
individual — /ɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl / (say induh vijoohuhl) adjective 1. single; particular; separate. 2. existing as a distinct, indivisible entity, or considered as such: individual members. 3. relating or peculiar to a single person or thing: individual tastes. 4.… …
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individual — in•di•vid•u•al [[t]ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl[/t]] n. 1) a single human being, as distinguished from a group 2) person 3) a distinct, indivisible entity 4) pho (in logic) an object referred to by a name or variable, as distinguished from a property or… … From formal English to slang
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characteristics — Any property or mark that distinguishes and in document examination commonly refers to identifying details. There are two groups of characteristics: class and individual … Forensic science glossary
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