absence of evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabsenceandevidence
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absence
noun
uk/ˈæb.səns/us/ˈæb.səns/
the fact of not being where you are usually expected ...
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evidence
noun[U]
uk/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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(Definition ofabsenceandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofabsence of evidence
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Absenceofevidenceis not evidence of absence.
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But no more so than the remarkable capacity of healthcare reformers to alter service structure in theabsenceofevidence.
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Commitment to the scientific enterprise requires that we not accept claims about constraint, exaptation, or spandrel in theabsenceofevidence.
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First, theabsenceofevidenceof any positive effects for an experimental variable should not be confused with evidence of absence of such effects.
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I am assuming, in theabsenceofevidenceto the contrary, that the three-voice version precedes the four-voice version.
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Nevertheless, in theabsenceofevidenceto the contrary, this principle seems a logical one.
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But, of course, "absenceofevidenceis not evidence of absence"!
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At first glance, (63) appears to be simpler, and in theabsenceofevidenceto the contrary there is no reason not to prefer it.
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In any case, we cannot assume that, in theabsenceofevidenceto the contrary, secular methods are to be preferred without violating neutrality.
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Decision makers must not conclude that these treatments are equally cost-effective/cost-ineffective; theabsenceofevidenceis not evidence of absence.
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However, as is often stated, theabsenceofevidenceis not evidence of absence.
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Conservative learning strategies, and inference fromabsenceofevidenceto evidence of absence, may solve some problems and puzzles about itembased language acquisition.
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A belief held by one person alone and in theabsenceofevidenceor reasoning, is almost certainly psychologically motivated.
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The religious often claim that it is good to believe in theabsenceofevidence, or even in the teeth of the evidence.
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Here, surely, is a case where theabsenceofevidenceshould not be taken as evidence of absence.
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In theabsenceofevidencecontradicting it, an advance directive can reach the level of clear and convincing evidence.
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In theabsenceofevidence, there is no reason to limit the range of grammatical relations that interact with code switching.
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Post-treatment clinical manifestations in theabsenceofevidencefor active infection are still poorly understood.
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