criterion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A standard or rule used to judge or compare things.

   Price was the most important criterion when choosing the new supplier.

Simplified etymology

Criterion, recorded in English from the early 17th century, ultimately derives from Greek krinein, “to decide” or “judge.” Its history is therefore related to crisis, from Greek krisis, “a decision.”

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

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