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# evidential

adjective (evidential); noun evidence

«evidential» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#m1)
2. (law) Evidential value is how much a fact or object helps prove something in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal word in law, science and history (how strong is the evidence). Pupils will meet «evidence» much more. Phrases: evidential value, evidential weight, evidential basis.

### Examples

- The footprint had real evidential value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x1)
- The judge asked about the evidential weight of the photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x2)
- Scientists need an evidential basis for a claim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x3)
- Diaries are evidential sources for historians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x4)
- Without the video, there was little evidential support. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x5)
- The museum records the evidential details of each find. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/#x6)

### Note

Formal; plain words: «as evidence». Say «ev-i-DEN-shul». Not the same as «evidently» (clearly).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «evidential» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evidential/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«evidential» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/evidential.html) on Mova free.