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proof
has definitions from the fields of photography,printing,writing,mathematics,logic
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[ noun ] any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Synonyms Examples "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Also , reserve the right to demand proof of death despite the fact that you 'll probably never use it . (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)The final proof was a small incident . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)I must confess that I prefer the Liberal who is personally affected , who is willing to send his own children to a mixed school as proof of his faith . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)They also furnish proof that , in modern war , message sending must be monitored . (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)Along these lines , the particular point that sensitivity in literature leads to sensitivity in human relations would require more proof than I have seen . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (logic or mathematics) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)The first is the strictly scientific , which demands concrete proof and therefore may err on the conservative side by waiting for evidence in_the_flesh . (Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)The reader will find it helpful to think_of the special case when the primes are of degree 1 , and even more particularly , to think_of the proof of Theorem 10 , a special case of this theorem . The idea of the proof is this . We shall show that the polynomials * * f behave in the manner described in the first paragraph of the proof . This completes the proof of statement ( a ) . Related terms argument demonstration logical_proof mathematical_proof mathematics logic |
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[ noun ] (printing) a trial impression made to check for errors
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[ verb ] (photography) make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
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[ noun ] (photography) a trial photographic print from a negative
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[ verb ] activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
Examples "proof yeast" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.
Examples "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
Examples "temptation-proof" "childproof locks" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
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[ noun ] the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Synonyms Related terms determination documentation monetization probate authentication confirm |
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