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cogent evidence

DEFINITIONS OF: cogent evidence

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n any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

Synonyms:
proof
Types:
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check, confirmation, substantiation, verification
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
establishment, validation
the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
bed check
a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
crosscheck
an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check
a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
checksum
a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage
Type of:
evidence, grounds
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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