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ERA vs criterion

criterion vs ERA

ERA and criterion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ERA Yes No No No
criterion Yes No No No
As nouns, criterion is a hypernym of ERA; that is, criterion is a word with a broader meaning than ERA:
  • ERA: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
  • criterion: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Other hypernyms of ERA include measure, standard, touchstone.
ERA (noun) criterion (noun)
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
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