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Criterion
Last update: Saturday 11th of February 2012
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A criterion is a condition/rule which enables a choice, therefore upon which a decision or judgement can be based (the plural is criteria).
Among articles whose title contains this word are the following:
- The Criterion Collection, a series of collector's edition DVDs.
- Criterion Technology, a company in Colorado.
- Criterion Software, a game technology company.
- Criterion Theatre, a theatre in London's West End.
In mathematics, a number of criteria are named after people:
- Eisenstein's criterion
- Euler's criterion
- Weyl's criterion
In psychometrics, a criterion is used to validate test items:
- Criterion validity
- Criterion-referenced test







