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PRONUNCIATION OF EVIDENTIAL

evidential  [ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVIDENTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evidential is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EVIDENTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Evidentiality

In linguistics, evidentiality is, broadly, the indication of the nature of evidence for a given statement; that is, whether evidence exists for the statement and/or what kind of evidence exists. An evidential is the particular grammatical element that indicates evidentiality. Languages with only a single evidential have had terms such as mediative, médiatif, médiaphorique, and indirective used instead of evidential.

Definition of evidential in the English dictionary

The definition of evidential in the dictionary is relating to, serving as, or based on evidence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVIDENTIAL


cadential
kəˈdɛnʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
coresidential
ˌkəʊrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
credential
krɪˈdɛnʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
experiential
ɪkˌspɪərɪˈɛnʃəl
exponential
ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
nonconfidential
ˌnɒnˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
nonresidential
ˌnɒnrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
precedential
ˌprɛsɪˈdɛnʃəl
providential
ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl
prudential
pruːˈdɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
tendential
tɛnˈdɛnʃəl
vice-presidential
ˌvaɪsprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVIDENTIAL

evict
evictee
eviction
eviction notice
eviction order
evictor
evidence
evident
evidentially
evidentiary
evidently
evil
evil eye
Evil One
evil spirit
evil twin
evil-eyed
evil-minded
evil-mindedly
evil-smelling

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVIDENTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumferential
circumstantial
equipotential
existential
growth potential
inconsequential
inferential
initial
jurisprudential
penitential
presidential
quintessential
referential
reverential
self-referential
substantial
tangential
torrential
unsubstantial

Synonyms and antonyms of evidential in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «evidential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVIDENTIAL

Find out the translation of evidential to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evidential from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evidential» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

证据
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evidencial
570 millions of speakers

English

evidential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साक्ष्यों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإثباتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доказательная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

probatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রমাণ-বিষয়ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

probante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beweiskräftig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

証拠の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증빙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Evidential
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng cớ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சான்றுத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ortada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

probatorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dowodowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доказова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

probantă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδεικτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bewysregtelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bevis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bevis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evidential

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVIDENTIAL»

The term «evidential» is regularly used and occupies the 99.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVIDENTIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evidential

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVIDENTIAL»

Discover the use of evidential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evidential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Evidential Argument from Evil
The volume focuses on two versions of the argument. The first affirms that there is no reason for God to permit either certain specific horrors or the variety and profusion of undeserved suffering.
Daniel Howard-Snyder, 1996
2
The Evidential Foundations of Probabilistic Reasoning
In this work Schum develops a general theory of evidence as it is understood and applied across a broad range of disciplines and practical undertakings.
David A. Schum, 1994
3
The Evidential Force of Religious Experience
Caroline Franks Davis provides a clear, sensitive, and carefully argued assessment of the value of religious experiences as evidence for religious beliefs.
Caroline Franks Davis, 1989
4
Roots: Linguistics in Search of Its Evidential Base
Biographical note: Sam Featherston, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany; Wolfgang Sternefeld, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany.
Sam Featherston, Wolfgang Sternefeld, 2007
5
The Evidential Power of Beauty: Science and Theology Meet
This book relates these developments to nature, music, academe and our unquenchable human thirst for unending beauty, truth and ecstasy, a thirst quenched only at the summit of contemplative prayer here below, and in the consummation of the ...
Thomas Dubay, 1999
6
Propositional, Probabilistic and Evidential Reasoning: ...
Previous computational accounts of uncertain reasoning have fallen into two camps: purely symbolic and numeric. This book represents a major advance by presenting a unifying framework which unites these opposing camps.
Weiru Liu, 2001
7
Nanti Evidential Practice: Language, Knowledge, and Social ...
In particular, this work focuses on Nantis' uses of evidentials to modulate representations of responsibility, and shows that two distinct types of responsibility must be distinguished in order to account for the socially instrumental ...
Lev David Michael, 2008
8
The structure of evidential categories in Wanka Quechua
Provides a detailed look at the semantics of the evidential system of one Quechua language with implications for others.
Rick Floyd, 1999
9
The Law's Two Bodies: Some Evidential Problems in English ...
The common law is almost universally regarded as a system of case-law, increasingly supplemented by legislation, but this is only partly true.
John Hamilton Baker, 2001
10
Fril, fuzzy and evidential reasoning in artificial intelligence
This book presents a theory of uncertainty relevant to knowledge engineering that is consistent with, and brings together, the theories of probability and fuzzy sets.
James Frederick Baldwin, T. P. Martin, B. W. Pilsworth, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVIDENTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evidential is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PG to appeal court decision on retaining state emails | Pittsburgh …
... is a public record that should be saved or a “transitory” record, meaning it has “little or no documentary or evidential value” as a public record. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Mount Laurel man charged with murdering wife due back in court in …
The trunk of the car he was driving contained “evidential value,” the details of which are in a sealed probable-cause statement, prosecutors ... «Burlington County Times, Jul 15»
3
Drink-driver just missed police car - New Zealand Herald
After the incident, she blew an evidential breath test of 862mcg. The legal limit is 400mcg. Judge David Cameron said it was her second ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Police Commissioner Commits to Body Worn Cameras - Guildford …
Are there issues around innocent bystanders being caught on camera and their images stored until non-evidential footage is destroyed? «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jul 15»
5
The devil and the deep blue sea - The Express Tribune
From no appeal to tiny evidential standards, the right to a fair trial goes out the window. And for those who care little to afford that right to the ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Documentary aims to clear Kachote
... to every story there is, but the trust shortchanged us as they looked at the negative side which is not substantiated by evidential support,” said ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
7
Company car speeders to be forced to cough up
As under the new system the fine will be issued to the speeding driver directly, it will no longer lose its evidential value in the eyes of the court. «Expatica Belguim, Jul 15»
8
Learner driver was found to be over the drink drive limit
There was a smell of alcohol on his breath and an evidential test gave a reading of 57 - the limit is 35. Mr Conor Downey, defending, said this ... «Lurgan Mail, Jul 15»
9
Drink driver drove the wrong way through one way street in Enniskillen
He was arrested and taken to Enniskillen Police Station where a lower evidential reading of 85mg was recorded, more than twice the legal ... «Fermanagh Herald, Jul 15»
10
Advocate general deals another blow to economic assessment of …
... applicable to all and without exclusionary intent, fell on deaf ears. The advocate general found that intent might be an evidential-plus factor. «International Law Office, Jul 15»

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