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Proof

Noun1.proof - any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"
evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
confirmation, substantiation, verification, check - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
validation, establishment - the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
2.proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
mathematical proof - proof of a mathematical theorem
logical proof - proof of a logical theorem
monstrance, demonstration - proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
3.proof - a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
quantity, amount, measure - how much there is of something that you can quantify
4.proof - (printing) an impression made to check for errors
printing, impression - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
galley proof - a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages
foundry proof - a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
5.proof - a trial photographic print from a negative
photographic print, print - a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
6.proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something
authentication, certification - validating the authenticity of something or someone
documentation, support - documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones"
monetisation, monetization - establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country
probate - the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
Verb1.proof - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
2.proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
knead, work - make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
3.proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
4.proof - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
5.proof - make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
foolproof, goof-proof, goofproof - proof against human misuse, error, etc.; "Foolproof this appliance"
fireproof - make resistant to fire
weatherproof - make resistant to bad weather
strengthen - gain strength; "His body strengthened"
Adj.1.proof - (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
imperviable, impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument"

 

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