Criterion meaning of word

Last Updated:
13 Apr 2023
— Updated example sentences

критерий, мерило

существительное

- критерий, мерило
- спец. признак; условие
- вчт. ключ, ключевое слово

Словосочетания

evaluation criterion — критерий оценки  
differentiability criterion — признак дифференцируемости  
discrete criterion — дискретный критерий  
divergence criterion — критерий расходимости  
dominance criterion — критерий доминирования  
dynamic criterion — динамический критерий  
empirical criterion — эмпирический критерий  
equivalence criterion — критерий эквивалентности  
ergodic criterion — критерий эргодичности  
error criterion — критерий ошибок  

Примеры с переводом

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): criterion
мн. ч.(plural): criteria

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• criteria (nonstandard)
• criterium

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/, /kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Noun[edit]

criterion (plural criteria)

1. A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.

   Criterion of choice, of decision, of selection

   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 310:

     Knowledge has come to her too soon—knowledge of evil, unqualified by the general charities which longer experience infallibly brings; but her age has lent its own freshness to this first great emotion; it becomes unconsciously a criterion, and the judgment is harsh, because the remembrance is bitter.

   • 1986, Piotr Buczkowski; Andrzej Klawiter, editors, Theories of Ideology and Ideology of Theories‎^[1], Rodopi, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 57:

     The Enlightment worldview, which considered the order of «Nature» as a basis and, at the same time, the subject of explorations of scientific natural sciences, has, at the same time, considered this order as a criterion of the artistically-aesthetic qualities of art. From an «ideological» point of view, it liberated art from its feudal religious and courtly servitude.

   • 2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist‎^[2], volume 409, number 8864:

     Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?

Usage notes[edit]

• The plural form criterions also exists, but is much less common.
• The form criteria is sometimes used as a nonstandard singular form (as in a criteria, this criteria, and so on), with corresponding plural form criterias. In this use, it sometimes means “a single criterion”, sometimes “a set of criteria”.

Derived terms[edit]

[edit]

• criterial
• crisis
• critic
• criticize
• critical

Translations[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• criterion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “criterion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

• tricerion

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kriˈte.ri.on/, [krɪˈt̪ɛriɔn]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kriˈte.ri.on/, [kriˈt̪ɛːrion]

Noun[edit]

criterion n (genitive criteriī); second declension

1. criterion

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Descendants[edit]

• → Catalan: criteri
• → Dutch: criterium
• → English: criterion
• → German: Kriterium
• → Italian: criterio
• → Sicilian: critèriu
• → Spanish: criterio

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. ❋ Rodych, Victor (2007)

Thanks, J.D. Yeah, I think your criterion is a good one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I will attempt to redeem myself (maybe) by guessing that the criterion is their longevity. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The core idea is present in what he refers to as the criterion of reciprocity and the duty of civility. ❋ Gosseries, Axel (2005)

Among the reasons for adding this as a criterion is the obvious point that Nobel wanted the Prize to have political effects. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The other thing that PV has, which the OP stated as a criterion, is good health care. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My proposed criterion is not premised on membership in NORML or other non-religious affiliations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh, sure, now I see: once Mark has glommed onto the paleo label, the whole ‘anonymous’ criterion is just pushed aside. politics! ❋ Unknown (2010)

The primary criterion is how the students get access to the title of my choice — student purchase, school media center library, my purchase? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Taxonomy does, in fact, use brain size to distinguish species within the hominid family … but this criterion is used, so far as I know, only for hominid species which happen to be extinct. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only criterion is that these are books I have loved. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Girl: Oh my GOSH! You just ate a criterion!
Boy: I did not, my Chemistry [assignment] is still [in my bag], [you idiot]. ❋ SockEater (2006)

Mom, you’ve [outdone] yourself this [Thanksgiving]. That meal was totally Criterion.
[Believe me], Sarah is a Criterion lay. ❋ Cheecheejotchers (2008)

The Mayfair Criterion: If [Funny] = Do ❋ Charlie694 (2015)

Aww man, [FRAN] and [Suzie] gave me the full Criterion Grill last night, it was [bitchin’] ❋ Joshtherower (2009)