# Criteria

> The requirement that explicit, agreed measures define how an assessment reaches its verdict.

Record: `lex:criteria`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Evolution Principles](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/evolution-principles.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-criteria

## category

- [Architecture Review Evolution Governance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/architecture-review-evolution-governance.md)

## referenced-by

- [Assessment](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/assessment.md)