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criterion

/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/

Meanings
noun
A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.

Examples :

"Criterion of choice, of decision, of selection"
quality value system point achievement

Related Words

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individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

"He is an unusual individual."

Illustration may

may verb

/meɪ/

To be strong; to have power (over).

"The strong winds may the tree, but it will not break. "

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judged verb

/dʒʌdʒd/

To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.

"A higher power will judge you after you are dead."

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

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selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

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people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

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standard noun

/ˈstændəd/ /ˈstændəɹd/

A principle or example or measure used for comparison.

"The school's new uniform policy is the standard for all students. "

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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test noun

/test/

A challenge, trial.

"The difficult exam was a real test of her knowledge. "

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choice noun

/tʃɔɪs/

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

"Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?"

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decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

The act of deciding.

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

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compared verb

/kəmˈpɛəd/ /kəmˈpɛɹd/

To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

"Sentence: The teacher compared the student's essay to the original article to check for plagiarism. "