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anecdotal evidence

anecdotal evidence noun: a limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

Noun

anecdotal evidence (uncountable)

  1. A limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
    • Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian

anecdotal evidence meaning in Tamil

anecdotal evidence in Tamil

செவிவழிச் சான்று

Antonyms of anecdotal evidence

Questions about anecdotal evidence

What does anecdotal evidence mean?
Anecdotal evidence means a limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
What is anecdotal evidence in Tamil?
Anecdotal evidence in Tamil is செவிவழிச் சான்று. See Anecdotal evidence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anecdotal evidence?
Anecdotal evidence is a noun.

Words near anecdotal evidence in the dictionary

  1. anecdota
  2. anecdotae
  3. anecdotage
  4. anecdotages
  5. anecdotal
  6. anecdotal evidence
  7. anecdotalism
  8. anecdotalist
  9. anecdotalists
  10. anecdotality
  11. anecdotalize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdotal evidence (page history and authors); anecdotal evidence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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