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# criterion

noun (a criterion, criteria)

«criterion» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A criterion is a rule or standard used to judge or decide something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#m1)
2. Success criteria are the steps a teacher says show you did the task well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school (success criteria), science (criteria for an experiment), competitions and jobs.

### Examples

- The main criterion was neat handwriting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x1)
- Read the success criteria before you start. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x2)
- What criteria will the judges use? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x3)
- Price was one criterion for choosing a bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x4)
- The essay met all the criteria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x5)
- Kindness is one criterion for the class award. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/#x6)

### Note

Plural is criteria; «a criteria» is a common mistake. From Greek, like phenomenon/phenomena.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «criterion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/criterion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«criterion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/criterion.html) on Mova free.