criterion
pronunciation
How to pronounce criterion in British English:
UK [kraɪˈtɪəriən]
How to pronounce criterion in American English:
US [kraɪˈtɪriən]
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- Noun:
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Word Origin
- criterion (n.)
- 1660s, from Latinized form of Greek kriterion "means for judging, standard," from krites "judge," from PIE root *krei- (see crisis). Used in English as a Greek word from 1610s.
Example
- 1. The fund 's first criterion calls for randomised trials .
- 2. Secondly , the lack of criterion and supervision .
- 3. Conservative judaism has stuck with the traditional , matrilineal criterion .
- 4. According to the church , the selling of an organ violates the dignity of the human being because it eliminates the criterion of true charity for making such a donation , and promotes a market system that benefits only those who can pay .
- 5. The second criterion is time .