De criteria
Example: De criteria voor de selectie zijn duidelijk en eerlijk.
Definition
"De criteria" refers to the standards or principles used to judge or decide something. In the phrase 'De criteria voor de selectie zijn duidelijk en eerlijk,' it means the clear and fair rules or benchmarks for making a selection.
Etymology
The word "criteria" comes from the Greek word 'kriterion,' meaning a means for judging or deciding. The Dutch article 'de' simply means 'the.' So "de criteria" literally means 'the standards' or 'the principles' used for evaluation.
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"De criteria" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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