criteria

Meanings

• Noun

  A set of rules, conditions, or standards that must be met or followed.

  - "The criteria for admission to the university include good grades, extracurricular activities, and a personal statement."
  - "The selection committee will use the following criteria to evaluate the job applicants: experience, education, and skills."

• Noun

  A point or standard of comparison or judgment.

  - "The new product did not meet the criteria for approval."
  - "The teacher set clear criteria for passing the exam."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with criteria
requirements , adherements , desirements

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Variants

List of all variants of criteria that leads to same result
criteria , criterion , criterions , criterium , criteriums

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'krierion' meaning 'decision, judgment'.

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Trivia

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1. The plural form of 'criteria' is sometimes incorrectly written as 'criterias'.

2. In ancient Greece, the word 'krierion' was also used to refer to a stone pillar with an inscription of a law or decree.

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Related Concepts

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1. selection criteria: The specific standards or requirements used to choose or evaluate candidates or options.

2. decision-making criteria: The factors or rules used to make a decision or solve a problem.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. … the induction committee waived its normal five-year retirement "criteria" for fear Kelley might never retire.

   - Todd Balf,{it}Yankee{/it},4 Apr. 1992

2. Christo argues that art must be measured by its effect on the shape of a community. By this "criterion" Running Fence was enormously successful.

   - O. B. Hardison, Jr.,{it}Disappearing Through the Skylight{/it},1989

3. There is really only one "criterion" for a grab bag of culinary facts and anecdotes like this: It has to make you look up occasionally and remark, "Hey! I never knew that."

   - Laura Shapiro,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},25 Dec. 1994

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Culture

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In literature, 'criteria' is often used in the context of decision-making and judgment. In art, it can refer to the standards or principles used by artists to create their works.

How to Memorize "criteria"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a set of rules or guidelines.
   - Visualize a judge or decision-maker using these rules to make a decision.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'criteria' with the idea of rules or standards.
   - Link it to the concept of judgment or decision-making.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Rules and standards for making decisions: Criteria.'

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