Defenition of the word criterion

• Defenition of the word criterion

  • A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.
  • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
  • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
  • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Synonyms for the word criterion

• • measure
  • standard
  • touchstone

Hyponyms for the word criterion

• • baseline
  • benchmark
  • control
  • control condition
  • design criteria
  • earned run average
  • era
  • gauge
  • GPA
  • grade point average
  • graduated table
  • medium of exchange
  • monetary system
  • norm
  • ordered series
  • procrustean bed
  • procrustean rule
  • procrustean standard
  • scale
  • scale of measurement
  • standard of measurement
  • yardstick

Hypernyms for the word criterion

• • ideal
  • metric
  • point of reference
  • reference
  • reference point
  • system of measurement

See other words

• • What is forwardest
  • The definition of benchmark
  • The interpretation of the word redirect
  • What is meant by forwarder
  • The lexical meaning forwards
  • The dictionary meaning of the word overconfident
  • The grammatical meaning of the word into view
  • Meaning of the word frontwards
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word into the open
  • The origin of the word attain
  • Synonym for the word forwardness
  • Antonyms for the word nurturing
  • Homonyms for the word apply your mind
  • Hyponyms for the word be present at
  • Holonyms for the word grace with your presence
  • Hypernyms for the word attended
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word keep your mind on
  • Translation of the word in other languages attender