bevismässigt

Bevismässigt is a Swedish term used to describe something in terms of evidence or evidentiary support. The word is formed from bevis (evidence) and the suffix -mässigt, which in Swedish creates adverbs or adjectives that indicate manner or scope. In use, bevismässigt denotes the strength or sufficiency of proof behind a claim.

The concept is common in legal, scientific, and analytical writing, where authors assess how firmly a hypothesis, assertion, or ruling is supported by data or testimony. Bevismässigt does not claim truth in itself; rather, it qualifies the level of support. A statement can be described as bevismässigt weak or bevismässigt strong depending on factors such as study design, sample size, reproducibility, and the relevance of the evidence.

Bevismässigt is closely related to, but distinct from, related terms such as bevisvärde (evidentiary value) and bevisbörda (burden of proof). In everyday language, its use tends to be more formal and is more typical in written argumentation than in casual speech. Related concepts include evidensbaserad (evidence-based) and bevisning (evidence), though each term has a slightly different scope.

Example usage: "Bevismässigt sett är kopplingen mellan variablerna stark i denna studie." Another example: "Bevismässigt krävs ytterligare bevis för att fastställa sambandet."