Associations to the word «Criterion»

Wiktionary

CRITERION, noun. A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.
CRITERION OF VERIFIABILITY, noun. (philosophy) Alternative term for verifiability principle
CRITERION OF VERIFICATION, noun. (philosophy) Alternative term for verifiability principle

Dictionary definition

CRITERION, noun. 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".
CRITERION, noun. The ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats