ALL meanings of criterion
cri·te·ri·on
C c - 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 criterion a standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value 2
- noun plural criterion a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. 2
- noun criterion standard 1
- noun criterion A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided. 1
- 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
- noun criterion A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged. 0