graduated table vs criterion

graduated table and criterion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
graduated table	Yes	No	No	No
criterion	Yes	No	No	No

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

graduated table: an ordered reference standard
criterion: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Other hypernyms of graduated table include measure, standard, touchstone.

graduated table (noun)	criterion (noun)
an ordered reference standard	the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
	a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated