What part of speech is criterion?

Criterion can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does criterion mean?

Definitions

Noun

criterion - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
criterion - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

Examples of criterion

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1. noun What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?
2. noun Money is not a criterion of success.
3. noun My criterion is the ability to work joyfully.
4. noun Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
5. noun It is certain that one important criterion for employment is having 'leadership'.
6. noun The size of a man's laundry bill is no criterion of his income.
7. noun The traditional definition of criterion validity is the correlation of a scale with some other measure of the trait under study, ideally a 'gold standard'.
8. noun I divide all literary works into two categories: those I like and those I don't like. No other criterion exists for me.
9. noun The World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak does not yet fit the criterion for a pandemic — but warns a pandemic is possible and nations should prepare.
Sentence  
noun
What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?
Money is not a criterion of success.
My criterion is the ability to work joyfully.
Americans are said to regard the amount of money a man makes as a criterion of his ability.
It is certain that one important criterion for employment is having 'leadership'.
The size of a man's laundry bill is no criterion of his income.
The traditional definition of criterion validity is the correlation of a scale with some other measure of the trait under study, ideally a 'gold standard'.
I divide all literary works into two categories: those I like and those I don't like. No other criterion exists for me.
The World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak does not yet fit the criterion for a pandemic — but warns a pandemic is possible and nations should prepare.

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