Definitions for Criterion
kraɪˈtɪər i ən; -ˈtɪər i əcri·te·ri·on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. standard, criterion, measure, touchstonenoun

   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"

2. criterion, standardnoun

   the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

   "they live by the standards of their community"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. criterionnoun

   A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.

2. Etymology: From criterion, from κριτήριον, from κριτής, from κρίνω; see critic.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Criterionnoun

   A mark by which any thing is judged of, with regard to its goodness or badness.

   Etymology: ϰϱιτήϱιον.

   Mutual agreement and endearments was the badge of primitive believers; but we may be known by the contrary criterion. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 27.

   We have here a sure infallible criterion, by which every man may discover and find out the gracious or ungracious disposition of his own heart. Robert South, Sermons.

   By what criterion do ye eat, d’ye think,
   If this is priz’d for sweetness, that for stink? Alexander Pope, Hor.

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1. criterion

   A criterion is a standard, rule, or principle by which something is judged, evaluated, or measured. It serves as a basis for making a decision, forming a judgment, or determining quality or suitability.

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1. Criterionnoun

   a standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Criterion

   krī-tē′ri-on, n. a means or standard of judging: a test: a rule, standard, or canon:—pl. Critē′ria. [Gr., from kritēs, a judge.]

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1. Criterion

   Criteria vs. Criterion -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Criteria and Criterion.

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1. • Ideal

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criterion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3877

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criterion' in Nouns Frequency: #889

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Anagrams for Criterion »

1. tricerion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Criterion in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Criterion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Criterion in a Sentence

1. Kurt Herbert Alder:

   The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds -- success.

2. Michel de Montaigne:

   Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice...for we have no other criterion of reason than the example and idea of the opinions and customs of the country we live in.

3. Giambattista Vico:

   The criterion and rule of the true is to have made it. Accordingly, our clear and distinct idea of the mind cannot be a criterion of the mind itself, still less of other truths. For while the mind perceives itself, it does not make itself.

4. Václav Havel:

   There is only one art, whose sole criterion is the power, the authenticity, the revelatory insight, the courage and suggestiveness with which it seeks its truth. Thus, from the standpoint of the work and its worth it is irrelevant to which political ideas the artist as a citizen claims allegiance, which ideas he would like to serve with his work or whether he holds any such ideas at all.

5. Speaker Pelosi:

   Let me be clear, how people voted on affirming the election of Joe Biden is not a criterion for service. That doesn't matter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Criterion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Criterion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Criterion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Criterion
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Criterion
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Criterion