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Criterion

/kraɪˈtɪriən/
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(noun) A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?
Money is not a criterion of success.
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What ____ did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?

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