Both Uses of
criteria
in
The Jungle by Sinclair
- Jurgis and Ona were very much in love ... and Jurgis judged everything by the criterion of its helping or hindering their union.
Chpt 6 *criterion = reference point (against which other things can be evaluated)
- "You understand," he said, "that in a society dominated by the fact of commercial competition, money is necessarily the test of prowess, and wastefulness the sole criterion of power.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(criteria) reference points against which things can be evaluatededitor's notes: Note that "criterion" is the singular form. Though not seen as often as "criteria", it is reasonably common. Today, "criterions" is acceptable in place of "criteria", though seldom used.