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Kennenmerken

Kennenmerken (Dutch for "characteristics" or "identifying features") are distinguishing features or attributes that allow someone or something to be identified or described. They cover physical traits, behaviors, measurements, and other properties that enable comparison, classification, or diagnosis.

Etymology: The term combines ken- “to know” and merk “mark.” The plural kennenmerken is standard in Dutch

Uses across domains: In biology and medicine, kenmerken denote observable traits or clinical features used to

Examples: The kenmerken of the red fox include its bushy tail and reddish fur; a disease may

See also: kenmerk (singular), eigenschap (property/trait), eigenschapp (plural form: eigenschappen).

for
multiple
features
and
is
commonly
used
in
scientific
and
everyday
language.
define
species,
describe
diseases,
or
characterize
patients.
In
botany,
morphology
describes
plant
kenmerken
such
as
leaf
shape
or
flower
color.
In
linguistics,
taalkenmerken
refer
to
features
of
a
language,
such
as
phonology
or
grammar.
In
data
science
and
statistics,
kennenmerken
translates
to
“features”
and
refers
to
attributes
of
a
data
sample
used
in
modeling.
In
forensics,
identifying
marks
on
objects
or
persons
are
also
described
as
kenmerken.
have
fever
and
rash
as
clinical
kenmerken;
a
dataset
might
use
age
and
temperature
as
kenmerken.