Criteria is typically a plural noun referring to standards on which a judgement can be made. Its singular form is criterion, but evidence shows that criteria is frequently used as a singular as well as a plural.

Criteria are often the particular requirements that someone or something must meet in order to be considered or qualify for something. An applicant for a job may be evaluated based on several …

Definition of criterion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a standard or principle by which something is judged, or with the help of which a decision is made. The main criterion is value …

In standard usage, the plural is generally criteria, although criterions is sometimes used as well. Properly speaking, the form criteria should never be a singular noun, and phrases like this criteria and single …

Just 16 percent said having knowledge and skills that apply to a specific field is the most important criteria they seek. An "ethnic" membership criterion that one would be embarrassed to invoke for any …

3 meanings: → See criterion 1. a standard by which something can be judged or decided 2. philosophy a defining characteristic.... Click for more definitions.

CRITERION definition: a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. See examples of criterion used in a sentence.

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We're looking for a very specific sort of person and this woman seems to fulfil all of our criteria. More specific and less subjective criteria should be used in selecting people for promotion within the …

plural of criterion (Definition of criteria from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)