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Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country.
Roberta Flack

Meaning of "criteria" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRITERIA

criteria  [kraɪˈtɪərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRITERIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Criteria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRITERIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Criterion

Criterion, or its plural form criteria may refer to: ▪ Voting criteria, a number of methods of selecting candidates in an election ▪ Criteria air contaminants, air pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards ▪ Criterion Stakes, a horse race in Newmarket, England ▪ Criterion Wind Project, a wind farm in Maryland, United States ▪ Criterion Place, a proposed skyscraper in West Yorkshire, England ▪ Criterion Summit, a mountain pass in Oregon, United States ▪ Criterion Restaurant, London...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRITERIA


anterior
ænˈtɪərɪə
archaebacteria
ˌɑːkɪbækˈtɪərɪə
asteria
æsˈtɪərɪə
bacteria
bækˈtɪərɪə
cafeteria
ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə
cowfeteria
ˌkaʊfɪˈtɪərɪə
cyanobacteria
ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
enterobacteria
ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
eubacteria
ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə
groceteria
ˌɡrəʊsəˈtɪərɪə
interior
ɪnˈtɪərɪə
listeria
lɪsˈtɪərɪə
mycobacteria
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
nitrobacteria
ˌnaɪtrəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
psalteria
sɔːlˈtɪərɪə
tearier
ˈtɪərɪə
trichobacteria
ˌtrɪkəʊˌbækˈtɪərɪə
ulterior
ʌlˈtɪərɪə
washateria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə
washeteria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRITERIA

crit.
criterial
criterion
criterium
crith
crithidial
crithomancy
critic
critical
critical angle
critical apparatus
critical constants
critical damping
critical density
critical mass
critical path
critical path analysis
critical path method
critical period
critical point

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRITERIA

Algeria
coliform bacteria
corynebacteria
feria
galleria
hatteria
hysteria
Iberia
imperia
Liberia
mass hysteria
ministeria
mob hysteria
Nigeria
nitric bacteria
nitrous bacteria
pizzeria
Santeria
Siberia
wisteria

Synonyms and antonyms of criteria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRITERIA»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «criteria» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of criteria

Translation of «criteria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRITERIA

Find out the translation of criteria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of criteria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «criteria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

标准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

criterios
570 millions of speakers

English

criteria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानदंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعايير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

критерии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

critérios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্ণায়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

critères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kriteria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriterien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基準
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기준
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kritéria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiêu chuẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிப்படை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निकष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kriterleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

criteri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kryteria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

критерії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

criterii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κριτήρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kriteria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kriterier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kriterier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of criteria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITERIA»

The term «criteria» is very widely used and occupies the 5.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITERIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «criteria» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «criteria» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about criteria

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10 QUOTES WITH «CRITERIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word criteria.
1
Albert Bandura
Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is doing.
2
Jeff Bingaman
I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
3
Breyten Breytenbach
It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal.
4
Neil Burger
I know the movies that I've liked, and I know the experience that they've given me, so the goal is always to try to create a movie that I would like myself and that would knock me out, challenge me or intrigue me in some way. That's been my criteria for figuring out what I want to do, or also when I'm writing something or creating a scene.
5
Brad Carson
I think you could offer seven or eight different possible ends for energy policy. Climate change is one of them. Dealing with criteria pollutants is one of those related to that.
6
Larry Charles
I don't want to just add another DVD to the pile. So I think, 'Is this going to have an impact and some lasting value? Is it worth it for me to spend two years of my middle-aged life on this?' They're my criteria, and I think that's led me to more urgent projects.
7
Kyan Douglas
For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I've met somebody who meets the criteria of what I've always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with.
8
Dianne Feinstein
The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.
9
Brian Ferneyhough
Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the specifically technical sense of entering spaces where prevailing criteria of success scarcely apply.
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Roberta Flack
Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRITERIA»

Discover the use of criteria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to criteria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multiple Criteria Decision Making: From Early History to the ...
As modern MCDM started to emerge about 50 years ago, it is now a good time to take stock of developments. This book aims to present an informal, nontechnical history of MCDM, supplemented with many pictures.
M. Murat Köksalan, Jyrki Wallenius, Stanley Zionts, 2011
2
Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: An Integrated Approach
It is felt that this two-fold emphasis gives a book which will be of value to the following three groups: Practicing decision analysts or graduate students in MCDA for whom this book should serve as a state-of-the-art review, especially as ...
Valerie Belton, Theodor Stewart, 2002
3
Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art ...
Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys provides survey articles and references of the seminal or state-of-the-art research on MCDA.
Salvatore Greco, 2006
4
Without Criteria: Kant, Whitehead, Deleuze, and Aesthetics
In Without Criteria, Steven Shaviro proposes and explores a philosophical fantasy: imagine a world in which Alfred North Whitehead takes the place of Martin Heidegger.
Steven Shaviro, 2012
5
Scoring Rubrics in the Classroom: Using Performance Criteria ...
This book offers a practical approach to assessing challenging but necessary performance tasks like creative writing, "real-world" research projects, and cooperative group activities.
Judith Arter, Jay McTighe, 2001
6
The ECG Criteria Book
Shirt Pocket Companion to The Complete Guide to ECGs The ECG Criteria Book provides ECG criteria for 125 ECG diagnoses, including arrhythmias and conduction disturbances; chamber enlargement and hypertrophy; ischemic syndromes; pacemakers; ...
James H. O'Keefe Jr., Stephen C. Hammill, Mark S. Freed, 2010
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Trends in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis
This volume is in effect the third in a series of Springer books by these editors (all in the ISOR series), and it brings all the latest developments in MCDM into focus.
Salvatore Greco, Matthias Ehrgott, José Rui Figueira, 2010
8
Aiding Decisions with Multiple Criteria: Essays in Honor of ...
Part two of the book is devoted to Philosophy and Epistemology of Decision-Aiding with contributions from Valerie Belton & Jacques Pictet and Jean-Luis Genard & Marc Pirlot.
Bernard Roy, Denis Bouyssou, 2001
9
Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures
The definitive guide to stability design criteria, fully updated and incorporating current research Representing nearly fifty years of cooperation between Wiley and the Structural Stability Research Council, the Guide to Stability Design ...
Ronald D. Ziemian, 2010
10
Using the Common Criteria for IT Security Evaluation
This text is an essential resource for all those involved in critical infrastructure systems, like those operated by the FAA, the Federal Reserve Bank, DoD, NATO, NASA, and the intelligence agencies.
Debra S. Herrmann, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRITERIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term criteria is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rio 2016 selection criteria announced
Cape Town - With just over a year to go before the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics begin, SASCOC announced its selection criteria for the ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
2
NCZ areas likely to swell by 25% with revision in criteria
A senior forest department official also said that after the latest change incorporated in the criteria, not only are the areas falling under NCZ ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
School District 308 changing dual language selection criteria
School District 308 changing dual language selection criteria. District 308 dual language vote. Kalyn Belsha, The Beacon-News. Parents who ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
NSA 2015: Panel outlines media criteria
The Award Panel for Nigerian Sports Award, in collaboration with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has outlined criteria for the ... «National Mirror, Jul 15»
5
2015-16 Regular Season Draw: Procedure, Criteria and Levels
The 24 qualified teams will be divided into six seeds with four teams in each, in accordance with the Club Ranking described in the Euroleague ... «Euroleague, Jul 15»
6
US Department Of Labor Proposes Sweeping Changes To FLSA …
United States: U.S. Department Of Labor Proposes Sweeping Changes To FLSA Overtime Exemption Criteria: The Implications For Nonprofit ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
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Stocks That Meet Effective Management Criteria: LyondellBasell …
Stocks That Meet Effective Management Criteria: LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), Linear Technology Corporation ... «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
8
Concern over employment programme criteria
Out of 195 who applied some 51 did not meet the criteria while a further 25 withdrew their applications. Speaking in the House of Assembly, ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
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A Revolutionary Pope Calls for Rethinking the Outdated Criteria
“Rethinking the outdated criteria which continue to rule the world” is a call to revolution, one that is necessary if the planet and its people are to ... «Al-Jazeerah.info, Jul 15»
10
Opinion: Do your assessment ratings add up? How to “weight …
However, a problem that sometimes occurs when using numerical rating scales is that a candidate scoring very well on less important criteria ... «Human Capital Magazine Online, Jul 15»

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