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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 evaluation
Familiarity information: CRITERIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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