English-Thai Dictionary

criterion

N เกณ ฑ์  บรรทัดฐาน  basis standard ken

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRITERION

n.plu. [Gr. , to judge. See Crime. ] A standard of judging; any established law, rule, principle or fact, by which facts, propositions and opinions are compared, in order to discover their truth or falsehood, or by which a correct judgment may be formed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRITERION

Cri *te "ri *on (kr-t "r-n ), n.; pl. Criteria (-Criterions (-. Etym: [Gr. Certain. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

criterion

cri te ri on |krīˈti (ə )rēən kraɪˈtɪriən | ▶noun ( pl. criteria |-ˈti (ə )rēə | ) a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided: the launch came too close to violating safety criteria. DERIVATIVES cri te ri al |-ˈti (ə )rēəl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging, ’ from kritēs (see critic ). usage: Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek ) is criterion and the plural form is criteria. It is a common mistake, however, to use criteria as if it were a singular, as in a further criteria needs to be considered.

 

Oxford Dictionary

criterion

criterion |krʌɪˈtɪərɪən | ▶noun ( pl. criteria |-rɪə | ) a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided: they award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria. DERIVATIVES criterial adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging ’, from kritēs (see critic ). usage: Strictly speaking, the singular form (following the original Greek ) is criterion and the plural form is criteria. It is a common mistake to use criteria as if it were a singular, as in a further criteria needs to be considered.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

criterion

criterion noun academic ability is not the sole criterion for allocating funds: standard, specification, measure, gauge, test, scale, benchmark, yardstick, touchstone, barometer; principle, rule, law, canon.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

criterion

criterion noun academic ability is not the sole criterion for allocating funds: basis, point of reference, standard, norm, yardstick, benchmark, touchstone, test, formula, measure, gauge, scale, barometer, indicator, litmus test; specification, guide, guideline, guiding principle, principle, rule, law, canon, convention.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

criterion

cri te ri on /kraɪtɪ́ ə riən /名詞 複 -ria /-riə /, ～s /-z /C 〖通例 -ria 〗 «…の, …に対する, …するための » (判断 決断の )基準 , 尺度 «for , of » (!動名 が続く場合はfor ) ▸ People increasingly rely on money as the criterion of value .人間はますますお金を価値判断の基準とするようになっている ▸ What are your criteria for choosing a job? あなたが仕事を選ぶ基準は何ですか