criteria

فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:

Etymology

The plural form of criterion, formed according to the قالب:AGr. -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.

لفظ

• أصد: /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiə/

اسم

criteria ج.

1. صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا criterion#English
2. قالب:nonstandard A single criterion.

Usage notes

• Although the word criteria is sometimes treated as though it were singular or even uncountable, these uses are considered incorrect; the correct singular form is criterion, criteria is the plural form.

See also

• criterial