Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A standard of judgment or criticism; a law, rule, or principle regarded as universally valid for the class of cases under consideration, by which matters of fact, propositions, opinions, or conduct can be tested in order to discover their truth or falsehood, or by which a correct judgment may be formed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
standard ortest by whichindividual things orpeople may becompared andjudged .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- noun the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If we try to apply Dedekind's definition as a criterion for determining whether a given set is infinite by establishing a 1-1 correspondence between two inductive rules for generating “infinite extensions,” one of which is an “extensional subset” of the other, we can't possibly learn anything we didn't already know when we applied the ˜criterion™ to two inductive rules.
Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics Rodych, Victor 2007
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Thanks, J.D. Yeah, I think your criterion is a good one.
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I will attempt to redeem myself (maybe) by guessing that the criterion is their longevity.
What Makes a Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner ‘Notable’? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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In an early comment in that argument, Justice Kennedy did make a statement, in a combative tone, that avoiding race as a criterion is a very important principle to him.
Balkinization 2006
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The core idea is present in what he refers to as the criterion of reciprocity and the duty of civility.
Publicity Gosseries, Axel 2005
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Among the reasons for adding this as a criterion is the obvious point that Nobel wanted the Prize to have political effects.
The Nobel Peace Prize: From Negotiations to Human Rights 2001
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My proposed criterion is not premised on membership in NORML or other non-religious affiliations.
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My proposed criterion is not premised on membership in NORML or other non-religious affiliations.
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Oh, sure, now I see: once Mark has glommed onto the paleo label, the whole ‘anonymous’ criterion is just pushed aside. politics!
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My proposed criterion is not premised on membership in NORML or other non-religious affiliations.
uselessness commented on the word criterion
If I ever get tired of Smith, this will be my new last name.
May 23, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word criterion
What a unique last name. Where does it come from? ;) (Requisite smiley)
May 23, 2007
uselessness commented on the word criterion
My ancestors were people who hit stuff with hammers. A noble lineage, to be sure.
May 23, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word criterion
this word makes you sound clever. It is also the name of a posh restaurant in London.
September 30, 2008