indirect evidence
noun
: evidence that establishes immediately collateral facts from which the main fact may be inferred : circumstantial evidence
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These revisions provide indirect evidence for Kepler-139f, Lammers said.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Clustering has often been referenced as indirect evidence for the existence of a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer solar system (called Planet Nine or Planet X).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
But indirect evidence has accumulated over time that many variants do develop this way.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Unlike studying living sharks, paleontology relies on indirect evidence.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Clustering has often been referenced as indirect evidence for the existence of a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer solar system (called Planet Nine or Planet X).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
But indirect evidence has accumulated over time that many variants do develop this way.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
Unlike studying living sharks, paleontology relies on indirect evidence.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indirect evidence
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“Indirect evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20evidence. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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