- plural of criterion.
criteria
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OpenAI also partners with mental health, behavioral and law-enforcement experts to help refine its criteria for when a conversation crosses the line into an imminent and credible risk, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Under the legislation, ultra-fast fashion will be determined according to two criteria: the volume of clothing placed on the market and the cost of repairing garments relative to their purchase price.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
When BMI was used by itself, it failed to identify a substantial number of people who met body-fat criteria for obesity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
"The government needs to clarify the criteria for its use and why this alert met those criteria."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
By criteria established before launch, two of the three Viking microbiology experiments seem to have yielded positive results.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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