Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evidence-based

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: ev-i-dence-based
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition, etc.

Example Sentences

"In the last decade, the health care field has been under the spell of evidence-based medicine—a social movement aimed to strengthen the scientific base of health care and determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions."
"He told the GWPF Australia needed “evidence-based policy rather than policy-based evidence” and took aim at a 2013 study that showed that 97% of scientists agree humans are driving climate change, “as if scientific truth is determined by votes rather than facts”."
"The spectacle of a prominent vaccine sceptic and wellness crank as secretary of health and human services goes beyond an abandonment of truth; it feels like an assault on human progress. Bans on fluoride in tap water, passed by legislators in Utah and Florida at Robert F Kennedy Jr’s behest, mark a new hostility to the very idea of evidence-based government."

Etymology

From evidence + based.

Phrases

evidence-based medicine

Questions

What does evidence-based mean?: Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition, etc.
Where does evidence-based come from?: From evidence + based.

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