ETYM Latin appropriatus, p. p. of appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, from proprius one's own, proper. Related to Proper.
1. Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.
2. Suitable and fitting; SYN. harmonious.
3. Meant or adapted for an occasion or use; SYN. suitable, suited.

ETYM Cf. French attributif.
(Grammar) Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; SYN. prenominal.

ETYM Greek; endo in + demos people: cf. French endémique.
1. (Ecology) Native to or confined to a certain region. /> 2. (Of disease or anything resembling a disease) Constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality.
3. Native; indigenous; generally present in a particular place or class.

ETYM Old Fren. especial, French spécial, Latin specialis, from species a particular sort, kind, or quality. Related to Species, Special.
Surpassing what is common or usual or expected; SYN. exceptional, particular, special.

ETYM Latin genus, generis, race, kind: cf. French générique. Related to Gender.
1. Applicable to an entire class or group.
2. (Biology) Relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus.
3. (Of drugs) Not protected by trademark.
Of, pertaining to or characterizing a genus, sort, or kind.

ETYM Latin intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to Eng. second: cf. French intrinsèque. Related to Inter-, Second, Extrinsic.
1. Belonging to a thing by its very nature; SYN. intrinsical.
2. (Anatomy) Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts.
3. Inward; inherent.

ETYM Latin peculiaris, from peculium private property, akin to pecunia money: cf. Old Fren. peculier. Related to Pecuniary.
1. Markedly different from the usual.
2. Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special.

ETYM Old Eng. propre, French propre, from Latin proprius. Related to Appropriate.
1. Appropriate for a condition or occasion; SYN. right, suitable.
2. Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.
3. Having all the qualities typical of the thing specified.
4. Limited to the thing specified.
5. Elements of Christian mass that are variable.

ETYM French spécifique, or New Lat. cpesificus; Latin species a particular sort or kind + facere to make. Related to Specify.
1. Stated explicitly or in detail.
2. Relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species.
3. (Sometimes followed by 'to') Applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique.
4. (Med and pathology) Being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides.

Proper function, characteristic vector in a vector space in which elements are functions (Mathematics)

A scalar associated with a given linear transformation of a vector space and having the property that there is some nonzero vector which when multiplied by the scalar is equal to the vector obtained by letting the transformation operate on the vector; especially; a root of the characteristic equation of a matrix

A nonzero vector that is mapped by a given linear transformation of a vector space onto a vector that is the product of a scalar multiplied by the original vector — called also characteristic vector.

(Grammar) In an attributive manner.

ETYM Cf. French particularité.
The quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance.

1. A distinguishing trait; SYN. specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness.
2. An odd or unusual characteristic; SYN. distinctive feature.
3. Oddity, quirk