abnormal vs characteristic

abnormal

noun
  • A person or object that is not normal. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. 

  • Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. 

characteristic

noun
  • A distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 

  • For a given field or ring, a natural number that is either the smallest positive number n such that n instances of the multiplicative identity (1) summed together yield the additive identity (0) or, if no such number exists, the number 0. 

  • The integer part of a logarithm. 

  • The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.). 

adj
  • Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. 

How often have the words abnormal and characteristic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )