The weight of evidence; two cans of coffee, 3 loaves of bread. 4 bottles of wine, and so on. The containers are countable but not the contents.The ' weights of evidence' would be wrong because 'evidence' is an abstract concept. We can't touch 'evidence' but 'types of evidence' such as hair samples, photographs, documents are countable.
In probabilistic terms, evidence increases the probability that a proposition holds, relative to its value without such evidence, whereas proof raises the probability to certainty.
Is it fine to used evidence as verb? For eg. the study evidenced that.... If not, what other better word can be used in the place of evidence as a verb? Note: I find evidence can be used as a ve...
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When used in this sense, the article is usually excluded. Really, the word 'evidence' would have been a better choice here, but 'evidence' and 'proof' have unfortunately become conflated in modern usage. I say it is unfortunate because the formal usage actually refers to a related but quite different concept.
Single word for someone who speaks confidently, potentially falsely without data, backup or despite counter evidence Ask Question Asked 7 years, 1 month ago Modified 7 years, 1 month ago
But when evidence is "correctly" used as a verb, it has the sense of establish by evidence, to make evident, demonstrate, prove. By most people's standards, OP's cited usage is simply "incorrect", since it's obviously being used there with the intended meaning ratify, validate (by signing the relevant forms/documentation).
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