criterion

Meaning

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

Synonyms

standard

norm

measure

touchstone

model

yardstick

rule

benchmark

reference

test

aim

basis

criteria

guideline

pattern

plumb-line

portion

prototype

ration

regulation

standards

typical

evaluation principle

bench-mark

mete-wand

guide rule

reference date

canon

check

datum

example

gauge

gold standard

indication

key

🔑

mark

marking

normative

opinion

par

Translations

critère

Kriterium

criterio

criterio

criterium

critério

criteri

kriter

κριτήριο

standard

norme

estándar

maatstaf

standard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/

Etymology

From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”); see critic.