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Criterion

A principle by which something is judged.

The Greek roots

κριτήριον
kritḗrion
means of judging

Literally: a standard for judging

The story of the word

From krínein, 'to judge' — the same root behind critic, crisis, and hypocrite. Its plural is criteria.

The same roots elsewhere

Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.

In a sentence

Price was not the only criterion in the decision.

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