criterion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
the schools comply with federal standards
Types & categories
- system of measurement hypernym
- benchmark hyponym
- earned run average hyponym
- grade point average hyponym
- procrustean standard hyponym
- yardstick hyponym
- medium of exchange hyponym
- scale hyponym
- standard of measurement hyponym
- baseline hyponym
- norm hyponym
Related & opposite
- standardize derivation
- criterial derivation
Sense 2 noun
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
they live by the standards of their community
Types & categories
- ideal hypernym
- control condition hyponym
- design criteria hyponym
Related & opposite
- standardize derivation
- criterial derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | standardize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | criterial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of measurement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | benchmark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | earned run average |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grade point average |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | procrustean standard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yardstick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medium of exchange |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | standard of measurement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baseline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | norm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | standardize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | criterial |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ideal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | control condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | design criteria |