1. of, relating to, or serving as a criterion or standard for judgment or evaluation
Usage: formal; chiefly used in academic and technical contexts

Examples

• The criterial features of the disease include fever and fatigue.
• Researchers identified criterial attributes that distinguish the two species.
• Test scores serve as a criterial measure of student achievement.
• The criterial difference between the two approaches lies in their methodology.
• Linguists debate which features are truly criterial for language classification.