"evidence-based" meaning in English

See evidence-based in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English evidence English base English -ed English based English evidence-based From evidence + based. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|evidence|based|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English evidence English base English -ed English based English evidence-based From evidence + based. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} evidence-based (not comparable)
  1. Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition, etc. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: evidence-based medicine Translations (based only on actual evidence): ապացուցողական (apacʻucʻoġakan) (Armenian), op bewijs gebaseerd (Dutch), evidencebased (Dutch), näyttöön perustuva (Finnish), todisteisiin perustuva (Finnish), fondé sur des données probantes (French), basé sur des faits (French), nachweisorientiert (German), evidenzbasiert (German), evidenciaalapú (Hungarian), oparty na dowodach (Polish), evidensbaserad (Swedish)
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