Characteristic and Variation

Characteristic

Characteristic noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

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Variation and characteristic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Characteristic".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Characteristic and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Characteristic" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

human	human characteristic	human variation
good	good characteristic	good variation
female	female characteristic	female variation
notable	notable characteristic	notable variation
Other adjectives: special, particular, similar, common, simple, real, great, main, unique, unusual, different.

When he leans forward to look at a console display he falls victim to muscle spasms, so there isn't that characteristic cracking sound, but it counts as a silent variation of the same trope (if you don't count his complaining).

Source: Crack! Oh My Back!
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain has Logan's theme; a variation of the main Theme Tune, the Agency theme, Aramov's theme, Theme of Zeus, and Theme of Metaglobal, and each terrorist group has a characteristic battle theme.

Source: Leitmotif / Video Games

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