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

The first — and most obvious — criterion is that Connectors know lots of people.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell