A property (khāṣṣah) is an extrinsic attribute peculiar to a species without being an essential constituent. In the traditional example, the capacity for laughter is taken as a property of humans.
A property helps distinguish the definiendum from other species, but does not provide the same essential account as a differentia.
It is important to distinguish a capacity for laughter from actually laughing at a given moment. A sleeping or sorrowful human does not cease to be human.
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Definition and Its Four Forms: Complete/Incomplete Essential and Descriptive Definitions
A property (khāṣṣah) is an extrinsic attribute peculiar to a species without being an essential constituent. In the traditional example, the capacity for laughter is taken as a property of humans.
A property helps distinguish the definiendum from other species, but does not provide the same essential account as a differentia.
It is important to distinguish a capacity for laughter from actually laughing at a given moment. A sleeping or sorrowful human does not cease to be human.