noun / verb
evidence
EV-ih-duhns/ˈevɪdəns/
Facts or signs that support a conclusion or make something apparent.
The matching fragments and photograph provide evidence of the vase's original appearance.
Etymology
The pieces point to the quality of being plainly seen or apparent. From clearness and an appearance that permits inference, “evidence” came to mean the information or objects that provide grounds for belief.
In context
if you can't demonstrate it in medicine you cannot use it as evidence in other words that there may be an invisible world of spirits around you but you have to prove physical effect
More examples
- There is little evidence to support the rumor.
- Her careful notes evidence a thorough understanding of the case.
- The jury examines all the evidence before reaching a verdict.
Forms
evidence · evidences · evidenced · evidencing
evident adjective — clear or easy to recognize
Similar words
- proof
- Suggests evidence strong enough to establish a claim.
- indication
- An indication points toward a conclusion; evidence supplies material that can be evaluated in support of it.