defining characteristic
English
Noun
defining characteristic (plural defining characteristics)
- A property held by all members of a class of object that is so distinctive that it is sufficient to determine membership in that class. A property that defines that which possesses it.
- The defining characteristic of a human is that it is, in Aristotle's words, the "rational animal."
Related terms
- defining feature
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