Definition of CRITERION

criterion

Plural: criteria, criterions

Noun

  • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
  • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  • A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

Examples

  • criterion of choice, of decision, of selection

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 11

criterion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
criterion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
criterion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

criterion: valid Words With Friends Word