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= Evidence under Bayes' theorem
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Under Bayes' theorem, "evidence" refers to the observed data or information that is used to update the probability of a hypothesis being true. In the context of Bayesian inference, the theorem provides a mathematical framework for updating our beliefs about the probability of a hypothesis based on new evidence.