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.

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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