criterion

cri·te·ri·on  (kr-tîr-n)

n. pl. cri·te·ri·a (-tîr-) or cri·te·ri·ons

A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based. See Synonyms at standard.

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[Greek kritrion, from krits, judge, from krnein, to separate, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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cri·teri·al (-l) adj.

Usage Note: Like the analogous etymological plurals agenda and data, criteria is widely used as a singular form. Unlike them, however, it is not yet acceptable in that use.

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criterion [kraɪˈtɪərɪən]

n pl -ria [-rɪə], -rions

1. a standard by which something can be judged or decided

2. (Philosophy) Philosophy a defining characteristic of something

[from Greek kritērion from kritēs judge, from krinein to decide]

Usage: Criteria, the plural of criterion, is not acceptable as a singular noun: this criterion is not valid; these criteria are not valid

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	criterion - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" standard, touchstone, measure benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" earned run average, ERA - (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched GPA, grade point average - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard - a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality yardstick - a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" standard of measurement, gauge - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared baseline - an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" norm - a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
	2.	criterion - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" standard control condition, control - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain design criteria - criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"

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criterion

noun standard, test, rule, measure, principle, proof, par, norm, canon, gauge, yardstick, touchstone, bench mark Exam results shouldn't be the only criterion for your choice of school.

Translations

criterion [kraɪˈtɪərɪən] N (criterions or criteria (pl)) [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] → criterio m

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criterion [kraɪˈtɪərɪən] [criteria] [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] (pl) n → critère m
selection criteria → critères de sélection
eligibility criteria → critères d'éligibilité
to meet the criteria for sth → répondre aux critères de qch

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criterion

n pl <criteria> → Kriterium nt; then, by the same criterion, he is guilty too → dann ist er ebenso schuldig

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criterion [kraɪˈtɪərɪən] n (criteria (pl)) [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] → criterio

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criterion [kraɪˈtɪərɪən] n (criteria (pl)) [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] → criterio

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criterion

n criterion [kraiˈtiəriən]

a standard used or referred to in judging something What are your criteria for deciding which words to include in this dictionary? maatstaf, toets, standaard, kriterium مِعْيار، مِقياس критерий kritérium kriterium das Kriterium κριτήριο criterio kriteerium ملاک؛ معیار kriteeri critère קְנֵה מִידָה कसौटी, निकर्ष kriterij kritérium kriteria forsenda; viðmiðun criterio 基準 기준 kriterijus kritērijs kriteria criterium kriterium, skillemerke, målestokk kryterium critério cri­teriu критерий kritérium merilo kriterijum kriterium เกณฑ์; บรรทัดฐาน ölçüt, kriter 標準 критерій, мірило معيار، اصول tiêu chuẩn 标准

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criterion → معيار kritérium kriterium Kriterium κριτήριο criterio kriteeri critère kriterij criterio 基準 기준 criterium kriterium kryterium critério критерий kriterium เกณท์ ölçüt tiêu chí 标准