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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
originFrom 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.
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