Definition

Adjective: Serving as a basis for evaluation; providing a standard or rule by which something is judged, measured, or decided.

Usage

The adjective "criterional" is a formal term used to describe something that constitutes or relates to a criterion. It is often used in academic, scientific, or technical contexts to discuss the foundational standards for assessment.

Examples

• The research team established several criterional measures to ensure the validity of their experiment.
• In psychology, a criterional variable is one used to validate a test.
• The judge's ruling was based on criterional legal principles established in prior case law.

Advanced Usage

• Criterional validity: A statistical measurement used in research to assess how well one measure predicts an outcome based on another measure.
  • The study focused on establishing the criterional validity of the new diagnostic questionnaire.

Variants and Related Words

• Criterion (noun): A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
  • The main criterion for admission is academic excellence.
• Criteria (noun, plural): The plural form of "criterion."
  • The project must meet all the specified criteria.

Synonyms

• Standard: Used as a basis for comparison.
• Normative: Establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm.
• Benchmark: A standard or point of reference.

Notes

"Criterional" is a less common derivative of the noun "criterion." In many contexts, phrases like "serving as a criterion" or "based on criteria" are more frequently used than the adjective "criterional."

Adjective

1. serving as a basis for evaluation