As to Hartshorne's second criterion for logical possibility, there is clearly nothing contradictory in the notion of all contingent beings ceasing to be. (religion-online.org)
Here we propose a second criterion, which we will call «the criterion of coherence»: material from the earliest strata of the tradition may be accepted as authentic if it can be shown to cohere with material established as authentic by means of the criterion of dissimilarity.» (religion-online.org)
This is the first season where teams who clinched their division do not earn an automatic playoff bid, however, winning the division is the second criterion in deciding a tiebreaker after head - to - head record. (sportsinsights.com)