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- pronunciation:
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plural noun |
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Criteria are particular things you look for when you judge something and make a decision. Criteria are like little tests. For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, they don't usually buy just any computer. They choose based on certain things. These things are their criteria. They might decide that the computer must be under a certain price. It must have a certain amount of memory. It must have a certain speed, and it must look good and be of the right size. If a computer passes all these criteria, then they judge that it is what they are looking for. "Criteria" is a plural noun. The singular form is "criterion."
A whale might look like a fish, but it doesn't meet all the criteria for being a fish. The most important thing for being judged as a fish is that an animal must be able to breathe in the water. Whales must breathe air, so they can't be called a fish. On the other hand, whales meet all the criteria for being mammals. |
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