Hypertext Webster Gateway: "criterion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Criterion \Cri*te"ri*on\ (kr?-t?"r?-?n), n.; pl. {Criteria}
(-?), sometimes {Criterions} (-?nz). [Gr. ????? a means for
judging, fr. ???? decider, judge, fr. ????? to separate. See
{Certain}.]
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.
Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion.
--Donne.
Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. --Sir G.
C. Lewis.
Syn: Standard; measure; rule.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
criterion
n 1: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for
all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
2: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they
live by the standards of their community" [syn: {standard}]
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