Kriterium — meaning in English

English meaning

• benchmark noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
• criterion noun A single standard or rule used to judge or decide something.
• metric adjective Relating to the metric system of measurement, based on units like metres, litres, and grams.

Senses

Kriterium is used for these senses in English:

• benchmark A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
• criterion A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
• metric A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).

benchmark — full definition

1. noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
2. noun A test used to measure the performance of computer hardware or software.
3. verb To measure something’s performance against a standard or competitor.

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