weight of evidence

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  1. (in general) Quantitative, semiquantitative, or qualitative estimate of the degree to which the evidence supports or undermines a given conclusion.
  2. (in toxicology) Estimate of the extent to which the available biomedical data support the hypothesis that a substance causes a defined toxic effect such as cancer in humans.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 963 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'weight of evidence' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15133 RIS BibTex EndNote
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