criterion

1. A basis for comparison;
   A reference point against which other things can be evaluated (synset 107275291)
   "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
   is a type of: metric, system of measurement - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
   subtypes:

   • benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged
   • earned run average, era - (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
   • gpa, grade point average - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
   • procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard - a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
   • yardstick - a measure or standard used for comparison
   • medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
   • graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard
   • gauge, standard of measurement - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
   • baseline - an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
   • norm - a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
   same as: measure, standard, touchstone
2. The ideal in terms of which something can be judged (synset 105933552)
   "they live by the standards of their community"
   is a type of: ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
   subtypes:

   • control, control condition - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
   • design criteria - criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device
   same as: standard

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