Criterion
Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
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When the definition was finalized, it was quickly found that Pluto fails the fourth criterion, as it is very similar in size, composition, and orbit to hundreds of other objects in a region of space called the Kuiper Belt.
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The packaging for the Criterion DVD edition of Videodrome is designed to look like (and be the exact same size as) a VHS tape, as a Mythology Gag.
Source: Packaged as Other Medium
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