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criterion

[krahy-teer-ee-uhn] / kraɪˈtɪər i ən /


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“If technology becomes the ultimate criterion, the human person risks being reduced to data, a cog in a machine or a commodity,” he wrote.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

We also pushed a new criterion for things that were very obviously A.I., like those tells I mentioned earlier.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

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

However, few enough stocks passed the screen that we excluded this criterion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

It is our only criterion of right and wrong.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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