criterion
Example Sentences
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Fewer Lyme disease cases were accrued over the study period than anticipated, and the pre-determined statistical criterion wasn’t met in the primary endpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The unifying criterion for dementia is that the person has lost independence, Gomperts explains.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
With those prices, no wonder Luminate seems to have made popularity — and thus financial resources — a core criterion for eligibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
If we get to pot four and there is only one group which meets this criterion, pathway two will have to go into it.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
She remains Chandresh’s favorite, oft-referenced criterion for what the circus should be.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing criterion
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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