criterion
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6.1
- noun
- /kraɪˈtɪəriən/
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criterio
- Eight sources of acute stress that fit the criteria were examined in this study.
- meet the criteria
- selection criteria
- eligibility criteria
You cannot define the criteria that would disprove it, right?
- You cannot define the criteria that would disprove it, right?
- And there's lots and lots of criteria for what's a healthy shape.
- OK, Now for the third criteria, transaction fees.
- So some cases you just don't meet the criteria for natural selection.
- And there's no specific criteria that are articulated in the law.
- It just says what what criteria the system should meet.
- Those became the criteria, how it made you feel.
- We need some sort of standards criteria for that certain and uncertain.
- Each base has different criteria for searching people.
Examples
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And I've set out the criteria by which we will proceed.
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Thus, these could be suggested as potential criteria for determining an effective intervention within BEA.
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Those became the criteria, how it made you feel.
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The criteria for review is new information.
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Schools eligible for Reading First met specific criteria for student poverty level and reading performance.
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The challenge is to keep design criteria in mind when designing for the users.
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There are three really outstanding candidates that match your criteria.
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A total of 54 articles met the criteria for inclusion in the review.
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Therefore, students whose responses did not meet case validity criteria were not included in the database.
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The committee will evaluate each project based on specific criterion for success.
Synonyms
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1.6
An agreed level of quality or rule for judging something
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3.4
A moral rule that guides what you think is right or wrong
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2.5
A standard used to compare people or things
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3.1
A standard used to compare other things
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6.8
A rule or standard used to judge works of art
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7.5
A way to judge how good or true something is
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3.9
A way to judge how good or successful something is
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5.1
One clear sign that shows if something is acceptable
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3.9
Standards a designer must meet when creating a product or building
A rule used to judge or choose something
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Etymology
The word criterion comes from a Greek word kriterion meaning 'a way to judge', from the verb krinein 'to decide'. It shares the same root as critic, someone who judges, so a criterion is a standard or test we use to judge or choose something.