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(もと)づく判断(はんだん)
A decision based on evidence.
その主張(しゅちょう)にはエビデンスがない。
There is no evidence for that claim.
新薬(しんやく)効果(こうか)(しめ)すエビデンスが(あつ)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(もと)づく: evidence-based
  • エビデンスを(しめ)す: to present evidence
  • エビデンスが不足(ふそく)している: to lack evidence
  • 科学的(かがくてき)エビデンス: scientific evidence