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anecdata

[ an-ik-dey-tuh, -dat-uh, -dah-tuh ]

noun

  1. anecdotal evidence based on personal observations or opinions, random investigations, etc., but presented as fact:

    biased arguments supported by anecdata.



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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anecdata1

First recorded in 1990–95; anec(dotal) + data
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Uber, whose business spans ride hailing and food delivery, won’t say how much it’s paid out, but the anecdata suggest it’s a lot.

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There are, however, plenty of worrying signs — studio executives refused to agree not to use AI that would displace writers, in a sticking point in the ongoing writers’ strike, for one — and ample anecdata in the form of all those Twitter threads about workers getting the boot in favor of ChatGPT.

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This may be anecdata, I realize, but I’ve seen more and more people saying what a pleasure it is to watch this show every week.

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But while the number of draft-eligible men among the exodus of Russians is unknown, anecdata certainly suggests that the people leaving skew male.

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Of course, all this could be perceived as anecdata of lucky breaks.

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