# criterion

Pronunciation: say "kry-TEER-ee-uhn" US /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/, UK /kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ən/

## Noun

1. A standard, test, or requirement by which things or people can be compared and judged.
   - Simple: A rule or standard that you use to judge or compare things or people.
   - _Affordability was only one criterion in the committee's ranking of the proposals._
   - _Applicants who meet all the criteria will be invited to interview next month._

## Origin

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

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