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- [krahy-teer-ee-uh n]
- /kraɪˈtɪər i ən/
- /kraɪˈtɪəriən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krahy-teer-ee-uh n]
- /kraɪˈtɪər i ən/
Definitions of criterion word
- countable noun criterion A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something. 3
- noun criterion a standard by which something can be judged or decided 3
- noun criterion a defining characteristic of something 3
- noun plural criterion a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. 2
- noun criterion a standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value 2
- noun criterion Like some other nouns borrowed from the Greek, criterion has both a Greek plural, criteria, and a plural formed on the English pattern, criterions. The plural in -a occurs with far greater frequency than does the -s plural: These are the criteria for the selection of candidates. Although criteria is sometimes used as a singular, most often in speech and only infrequently in edited prose, in standard English, it is more clearly used as a plural with criterion as the singular. 1
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Origin of criterion
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Greek kritḗrion a standard, equivalent to kri- variant stem of krī́nein to separate, decide + -tērion neuter suffix of means (akin to Latin -tōrium -tory2)
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Parts of speech for Criterion
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criterion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
criterion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for criterion
noun criterion
- touchstone — a test or criterion for the qualities of a thing.
- benchmark — A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
- principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- yardstick — a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.
- precedent — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
Antonyms for criterion
noun criterion
- conjecture — A conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- possibility — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
- probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
- change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
Top questions with criterion
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