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criterion Definition

cri·teri·on (krī tir′ē ən)

noun pl. -·ria-ē ə or -·ri·ons

a standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value

Etymology: < Gr kritērion, means of judging < kritēs, judge; akin to kritikos: see critic

criterion Synonyms

criterion

n.

measure, basis, foundation, test, standard, rule, gauge, proof, model, exemplar, paradigm, scale, prototype, pattern, example, standard of judgment, point of comparison, yardstick, archetype, norm, original, precedent, touchstone, benchmark, principle, guideline; see also measure 2, model 1, 2. See syn. study at standard.

criterion Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • meet: Former test match players who do not meet the criteria stated above must have played five test matches in the previous ten years.
  • satisfy: In order to satisfy those criteria, a vessel must be assessed by means of an incline test.
  • fulfill: A prize will be awarded in each class for the bear which fulfills the winning criteria.
  • fulfill: Only one line was reported to fulfill these criteria in 1997.
  • agree: Projects which do not meet agreed criteria are stopped, in favor of others with higher possibilities of success.
  • lay: The main obstacle to the wider use of speed cameras is the siting criteria laid down by the Government.

Preposition: for

  • inclusion: What are the criteria for the inclusion of reviews on DARE?
  • eligibility: Decent Homes Factsheet General information sheet about works covered by decent homes assistance and criteria for eligibility.

Adjective modifier

  • strict: Adrian has strict criteria for just what makes a café ' classic ' .
  • diagnostic: Also mixed in the studies were the diagnostic criteria used for defining Parkinson's disease.
  • stringent: These stringent casualty criteria are a major obstacle in using more cameras along these roads.
  • above: THE PROJECT Taking into account the above criteria, what kind of project do you have in mind?
  • certain: All projects also need to meet certain other criteria.
  • specified: It can only perform an action based on specified criteria.

Noun used with modifier

  • eligibility: For eligibility criteria for Child Tax Credits, please refer to the Inland Revenue.
  • selection: The main selection criteria are based on four main themes.
  • admission: Admission criteria: Students are normally required to have a 2.1 or better in Politics or a cognate discipline at first degree level.
  • inclusion: Inclusion criteria were all studies which provided data on age in relation to use of, or referral to specialist palliative care.
  • convergence: The Maastricht Treaty therefore set a series of convergence criteria.
  • assessment: The assessment criteria are set out in pages 28 to 32 of the draft bidding guidance.
criterion Quotes

The criterion which we use to test the genuineness of apparent statements of fact is the criterion of verifiability.We say that a sentence isfactually significant to any given person, if, and only if, he knows how to 44 verify the proposition which it purports to express ö that is, if he knows what observations would lead him, under certain conditions, to accept the proposition as being true, or reject it as being false.

—Ayer, SirAlfred Jules

The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgementsösuccess.

—Burke, Edmund

The point of equilibrium will be known by the criterion that an infinitely small amount of commodity exchanged in addition, at the same rate, will bring neither gain nor loss of utility.

—Jevons,William Stanley