criterion/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/EtymologyFrom New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”); see critic.criterion means A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.nounA standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.“Near-synonym: benchmark”