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- Dictionaryevidence/ˈɛvɪd(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid: "the study finds little evidence of overt discrimination" Similar
verb
- 1. be or show evidence of: "the quality of the bracelet, as evidenced by the workmanship, is exceptional"
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EVIDENCE definition: 1. facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true: 2. to…. Learn more.
What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidence is what justifies beliefs or what makes it rational to hold a certain doxastic attitude. For example, a perceptual experience of a tree may act as evidence that justifies the belief that there is a tree.
1. a [noncount] : something which shows that something else exists or is true. There is no evidence that these devices actually work. He has been unable to find evidence to support his theory. She first showed/gave evidence of her abilities [=she first showed her abilities] at an early age. [+] more examples.
1. a. : an outward sign : indication. b. : something that furnishes proof : testimony. specifically : something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter. 2. : one who bears witness. especially : one who voluntarily confesses a crime and testifies for the prosecution against one's accomplices. evidence. 2 of 2. verb.
noun. ground for belief or disbelief; data on which to base proof or to establish truth or falsehood. a mark or sign that makes evident; indication. his pallor was evidence of ill health.
/ˈevɪdəns/ Idioms. [uncountable] the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that something is true. evidence (of something) Researchers have found clear scientific evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
evidence is any information so given, whether furnished by witnesses or derived from documents or from any other source: Hearsay evidence is not admitted in a trial.
EVIDENCE definition: 1. something that makes you believe that something is true or exists: 2. information that is given…. Learn more.
evidence. noun. /ˈɛvədəns/. [uncountable, countable] the facts, signs, or objects that make you believe that something is true evidence (of something) There is convincing evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
to prove or show something; to be evidence of something as evidenced by something The legal profession is still a largely male world, as evidenced by the small number of women judges. be evidenced in something The scale of the problem is not evidenced in police statistics.
