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CRITERIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does criterial mean? 

CRITERIAL (adjective)
  The adjective CRITERIAL has 1 sense:

1. serving as a basis for evaluationplay

  Familiarity information: CRITERIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRITERIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Serving as a basis for evaluation

Synonyms:

criterial; criterional

Similar:

standard (established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence)

Derivation:

criterion (the ideal in terms of which something can be judged)

criterion (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)


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