エビデンス
えびでんす
noun
evidence, proof
1.
evidence, proof, supporting data
Factual or scientific basis for a claim or decision. Widely used in business and medical contexts as a loanword from English.
エビデンスに基づく判断。
A decision based on evidence.
その主張にはエビデンスがない。
There is no evidence for that claim.
新薬の効果を示すエビデンスが集まってきた。
Evidence showing the effectiveness of the new drug has been accumulating.
USAGE:
エビデンス became common in Japanese through medical and business jargon and is now widely used in general discourse. In medicine, it refers to clinical trial data; in business, it means documented proof or supporting records.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- エビデンスに基づく: evidence-based
- エビデンスを示す: to present evidence
- エビデンスが不足している: to lack evidence
- 科学的エビデンス: scientific evidence