Criterion
Criterion noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
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- Morally Bankrupt Banker: Edgar Quisenberry, whose only criterion for whether or not someone has value is if they have money (or the equivalent in property/realty).
Source: Literature / Alas, Babylon - To use a specific example, some people with autism (for Asperger Syndrome, "pedantic speech" is a diagnostic criterion) tend to value precision and may prefer to speak using something like Spock Speak.
Source: Spock Speak
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Value and Criterion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/value
Criterion & Value. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/value>.
Value or Criterion. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/value.
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