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Criteria vs. Criterion
Criteria
/kraɪ'tɪərɪə/Examples:
The chef uses several criteria to judge the competition dishes.Students must meet certain criteria to graduate with honors.Job applicants are evaluated based on specific criteria.
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This word has no antonymsCriterion
/kraɪˈtɪəriən/Examples:
Apprentices learned three broad criteria of scientific judgment.The third criterion was originality.A key criterion was the project's sustainability potential.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Criteria is the plural form, meaning it refers to more than one standard or requirement.
- Criterion is the singular form, meaning it refers to a single standard or requirement.
- Remember that any word ending in -on in English often has a plural form ending in -a.
- If you have one standard or requirement, use criterion.
- If you have multiple standards or requirements, use criteria.
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