Part of Speech
noun
Definition
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something
Origin + Etymology
from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging’, from kritēs (critic)
Synonyms
- benchmark
- norm
- precedent
- principle
- proof
- yardstick
Antonyms
- change
- conjecture
- guess
- possibility
Example
The teacher requested that the students check the criterion before submitting their assignment.
Usage Over Time
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