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Definition of Criterion
1. Noun. A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. "They set the measure for all subsequent work"
Specialized synonyms: Benchmark, Earned Run Average, Era, Gpa, Grade Point Average, Procrustean Bed, Procrustean Rule, Procrustean Standard, Yardstick, Medium Of Exchange, Monetary System, Graduated Table, Ordered Series, Scale, Scale Of Measurement, Gauge, Standard Of Measurement, Baseline, Norm
Generic synonyms: Metric, System Of Measurement
Derivative terms: Criterial, Criterional, Standardise, Standardize
2. Noun. The ideal in terms of which something can be judged. "They live by the standards of their community"
Specialized synonyms: Control, Control Condition, Design Criteria
Generic synonyms: Ideal
Derivative terms: Criterial, Standardise, Standardize
Definition of Criterion
1. n. 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.
Definition of Criterion
1. Noun. A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Criterion
1. a standard of judgment [n -RIA or -RIONS]
Medical Definition of Criterion
1. A standard by which something may be judged. Origin: Gr. Kriterion = a means for judging This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Criterion
Literary usage of Criterion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Concept of Knowledge by Panayot Butchvarov (1970)
"Therefore, either y's being x is not the criterion for the applicability of the word
... For example, if one's holding one's cheek is the criterion for the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"This criterion, however, is an impracticable one in the case of ... In botany,
therefore, the auxiliary criterion has been ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"So far is he from using: it as a criterion. ... Since the other criterion may
give an opposite result, that other criterion must be wrong. ..."
4. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"The ethical criterion used for determining moral validity is commonly identical
with the ultimate moral ideal, whether that be the moral law revealed in ..."
5. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"UNIVERSALITY AS A Criterion OF NATIVE REACTIONS The fundamental sign or ...
This is the one perfect criterion ; but unfortunately it cannot always be ..."
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