Foreign words adopted into English often retain their plural forms. Singular Greek words ending in "on" change the ending to "a" in the plural, sometimes causing confusion among English speakers.
one automatON (An automaton is...) two automatA (The automata are...)
one criteriON (A criterion is...) two criteriA (The criteria are...)
one phenomenON (A phenomenon is...)two phenomenA (The phenomena are...)
A reminder ------ Don't forget that "criteria" is plural!
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