criterion

English Thesaurus

1. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	ideal,
definition	:	the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	control, control condition,
definition	:	a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	design criteria,
definition	:	criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device (noun.cognition)

2. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	metric, system of measurement,
definition	:	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic (noun.quantity)

hyponym	:	benchmark,
definition	:	a standard by which something can be measured or judged (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	earned run average, era,
definition	:	(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	gpa, grade point average,
definition	:	a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard,
definition	:	a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	yardstick,
definition	:	a measure or standard used for comparison (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	medium of exchange, monetary system,
definition	:	anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region (noun.possession)

hyponym	:	graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement,
definition	:	an ordered reference standard (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	gauge, standard of measurement,
definition	:	accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	baseline,
definition	:	an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	norm,
definition	:	a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical (noun.linkdef)

3. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	standardise, standardize,
definition	:	cause to conform to standard or norm (verb.change)

derivation	:	criterial, criterional,
definition	:	serving as a basis for evaluation (adj.all)

4. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (noun.communication)

derivation	:	standardise, standardize,
definition	:	cause to conform to standard or norm (verb.change)

derivation	:	criterial, criterional,
definition	:	serving as a basis for evaluation (adj.all)

5. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	standardise, standardize,
definition	:	cause to conform to standard or norm (verb.change)

derivation	:	criterial, criterional,
definition	:	serving as a basis for evaluation (adj.all)

6. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated (noun.communication)

derivation	:	standardise, standardize,
definition	:	cause to conform to standard or norm (verb.change)

derivation	:	criterial, criterional,
definition	:	serving as a basis for evaluation (adj.all)