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1. (n.) criterion
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
Etymology: (1605–15; < Gk kritērion a standard =kri-, var. s. of kr&imacracute;nein to separate, decide +-tērion neut. suffix of means (akin to L -tōrium -tory2))
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1. (noun) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
2. (noun) criterion, standard
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
"they live by the standards of their community"
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1. (noun) Criterion
a standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them
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Sense: a standard used or referred to in judging something
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 Afrikaans: maatstaf, toets, standaar |
 Arabic: مِعْيار، مِقياس |
 Bulgarian: критерий |
 Brazilian: critério |
 Czech: kritérium |
 German: das Kriterium |
 Danish: kriterium |
 Greek: κριτήριο |
 Spanish: criterio |
 Estonian: kriteerium |
 Farsi: ملاک؛ معیار |
 Finnish: kriteeri |
 French: critère |
 Hebrew: קְנֵה מִידָה |
 Hindi: कसौटी, निकर्ष |
 Croatian: kriterij |
 Hungarian: kritérium |
 Indonesian: kriteria |
 Icelandic: forsenda; viðmiðun |
 Italian: criterio |
 Japanese: 基準 |
 Korean: 기준 |
 Lithuanian: kriterijus |
 Latvian: kritērijs |
 Malay: kriteria |
 Dutch: criterium |
 Norwegian: kriterium, skillemerke, m |
 Polish: kryterium |
 Persian: ملاک؛ معیار |
 Pashto: معیار |
 Portuguese: critério |
 Romanian: criteriu |
 Russian: критерий |
 Slovak: kritérium |
 Slovenian: merilo |
 Serbian: kriterijum |
 Swedish: kriterium |
 Thai: เกณฑ์; บรรทัดฐาน |
 Turkish: ölçüt, kriter |
 Taiwanese: 標準 |
 Ukrainian: критерій, мірило |
 Urdu: معيار، اصول |
 Vietnamese: tiêu chuẩn |
 Chinese: 标准 |
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