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Criterion may refer to:
Criterion, general meaning
In science and mathematics:
- Criterion validity, in psychometrics, a measure of how well one variable or set of variables predicts an outcome
- Criterion-referenced test, translates a test score into a statement about the behavior to be expected of a person
- Eisenstein's criterion, in mathematics, gives sufficient conditions for a polynomial to be irreducible over the rational numbers
- Euler's criterion, in number theory concerning primes
- Problem of the criterion, in epistemology, an issue regarding the starting point of knowledge
- Weyl's criterion, used in mathematics in the theory of diophantine approximation
In modern culture:
- Criteria (band), indie band
- The Criterion Collection, a company that produces collector's edition DVDs and Blu-ray discs
- Criterion Games, a game technology company in Guildford, England
- The Criterion (magazine), a British literary magazine published from 1922 to 1939
- The New Criterion, a New York-based monthly literary magazine founded in 1982
In Business:
- Criterion Capital Partners, a global company which runs the social network Bebo
- Criteria CaixaCorp, an investment holding company.
In Sports:
- Criteria is one kind of a Win by Decision in freestyle wrestling.
- Criteria Studios, recording studio in Miami, Florida
See also
- Information criterion (disambiguation)
- Criterion Theatre (disambiguation)
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criterion — meaning ‘a principle or standard by which something is judged’, has a plural criteria. This plural form is often taken to be singular, a use that is not standard: • A report…will tell councillors that the bidding criteria has significantly… … Modern English usage
Criterion — Cri*te ri*on (kr? t? r? ?n), n.; pl. {Criteria} ( ?), sometimes {Criterions} ( ?nz). [Gr. ????? a means for judging, fr. ???? decider, judge, fr. ????? to separate. See {Certain}.] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
criterion — UK US /kraɪˈtɪəriən/ noun [C] (plural criteria) ► a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something: »Pay is a very important criterion for job satisfaction. »When employing new staff, you need to be very clear about your… … Financial and business terms
criterion — ► NOUN (pl. criteria) ▪ a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided. DERIVATIVES criterial adjective. USAGE The singular form is criterion and the plural form is criteria. Do not use criteria as if it were a singular, as… … English terms dictionary
criterion — I noun barometer, basis, code, custom, design, discipline, example, exemplar, form, formula, foundation, frame of reference, gauge, ground rules, guide, ideal, law, measure, model, norm, obrussa, pattern, point of comparison, precedent,… … Law dictionary
criterion — 1660s, from Latinized form of Gk. kriterion means for judging, standard, from krites judge, from PIE root *krei (see CRISIS (Cf. crisis)). Used in English as a Greek word from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
criterion — *standard, touchstone, yardstick, gauge Analogous words: test, proof, trial, demonstration (see under PROVE): *principle, axiom, law: judging or judgment, adjudgment, adjudication (see corresponding verbs at JUDGE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
criterion — [n] test, gauge for judgment archetype, basis, benchmark, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, norm, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, precedent, principle, proof, prototype, rule, scale,… … New thesaurus
criterion — [krī tir′ē ən] n. pl. criteria [krī tir′ē ə] or criterions [< Gr kritērion, means of judging < kritēs, judge; akin to kritikos: see CRITIC] a standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value SYN. STANDARD … English World dictionary
criterion */*/*/ — UK [kraɪˈtɪərɪən] / US [kraɪˈtɪrɪən] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms criterion : singular criterion plural criteria UK [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] / US [kraɪˈtɪrɪə] Get it right: criterion: The plural form of criterion is criteria: Decisions on… … English dictionary
