criterion vs metric

metric vs criterion

criterion and metric both are nouns.

criterion is not an adjective while metric is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criterion	Yes	No	No	No
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, metric is a hypernym of criterion; that is, metric is a word with a broader meaning than criterion:

criterion: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
metric: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

Other hypernyms of criterion include system of measurement.

criterion (noun)	metric (noun)
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated	a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
	a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

criterion (adjective)	metric (adjective)
	based on the meter as a standard of measurement
	the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between criterion and metric

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