Definition of proofs Proofs
/pÉšuËfs/ - [prufs] -
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| proof - (printing) an impression made to check for errors | ||
| test copy, trial impression | ||
| printing, impression the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution | ||
| printing process, printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution | ||
| galley proof a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages | ||
| proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it | ||
| argument, statement a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable | ||
| logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| mathematical proof proof of a mathematical theorem | ||
| logical proof proof of a logical theorem | ||
| 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" | ||
| cogent evidence | ||
| evidence, grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | ||
| substantiation, verification, confirmation, check (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement | ||
| proof - a trial photographic print from a negative | ||
| photographic print, print a printed picture produced from a photographic negative | ||
| proof - a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) | ||
| proof - the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | ||
| validation, substantiation | ||
| finding, determination the decision of a court on issues of fact or law | ||
| 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 view is the work of Jones" | ||
| monetisation, monetization establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country | ||
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| proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" | ||
| strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened" | ||
| bombproof make safe against bombings | ||
| bulletproof make bulletproof; "bulletproof the car" | ||
| child-proof, childproof make safe against children; "childproof the apartment" | ||
| foolproof, goof-proof, goofproof proof against human misuse or error; "foolproof this appliance" | ||
| fireproof make resistant to fire | ||
| weatherproof make resistant to bad weather | ||
| proof - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset | ||
| create, produce, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" | ||
| proof - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough" | ||
| knead, work make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" | ||
| proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" | ||
| proofread | ||
| read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" | ||
| see to it, ensure, ascertain, insure, assure, control, see, check learn or discover with certainty | ||
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| proof - (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" | ||
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Wiktionary
- proof (Noun)
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. - proof (Noun)
The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. - proof (Noun)
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or doesn't yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. - proof (Noun)
Experience of something. - proof (Noun)
Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. - proof (Noun)
A proof sheet ; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination. - proof (Noun)
A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof. - proof (Noun)
A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5. - proof (Noun)
Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof. - proof (Noun)
A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57. 1% by volume not used anymore. In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid, and thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 proof. - proof (Verb)
To proofread. - proof (Verb)
To make resistant, especially to water. - proof (Verb)
To knead, as in bread dough. - proof (Adjective)
Used in proving or testing. - proof (Adjective)
Firm or successful in resisting. - proof (Adjective)
Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- proof (n.)
Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. - proof (n.)
That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration. - proof (n.)
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies. - proof (n.)
Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. - proof (n.)
A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet. - proof (n.)
A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5. - proof (v. t.)
Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. - proof (a.)
Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge. - proof (a.)
Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof. - proof (a.)
Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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A sequence of statements (made up of axioms, assumptions and arguments) leading to the establishment of the truth of one final statement.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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prĹĹf, n. that which proves or establishes the truth of anything: test: (obs.) experience: experiment: any process to discover or establish a truth: that which convinces: demonstration: evidence which convinces the mind: state of having been proved: (pl.) in equity practice, the instruments of evidence in their documentary form: (Scots law) the taking of evidence by a judge upon an issue framed in pleading: a test, hence 'Armour of proof,' armour proved to be trustworthy: (arith.) an operation checking the accuracy of a calculation: firmness of mind: a certain strength of alcoholic spirits: (print.) an impression taken for correction, also 'proof-sheet:' an early impression of an engravingâ'proof before letter'=one taken before the title is engraved on the plate: (phot.) the first print from a negative.âadj. firm in resisting: noting alcoholic liquors having the specific gravity 0.920:âpl. Proofs.âns. Proofâ˛-armâ˛our, armour proved to be able to resist ordinary weapons; Proofâ˛-charge, an extraordinary amount of powder and shot put into a gun to test its strength; Proofâ˛-house, a house fitted up for proving the barrels of firearms; Proofâ˛-leaf (same as Proof-sheet).âadj. Proofâ˛less, wanting proof or evidence.âns. Proofâ˛-mark, a mark stamped on a gun to show that it has stood the test; Proofâ˛-readâ˛er, a person who reads printed proofs to discover and correct errors; Proofâ˛-sheet, an impression taken on a slip of paper for correction before printing finally; Proofâ˛-spirâ˛it, a mixture containing fixed proportions of alcohol and waterânearly half its weight and fully half its volume of alcohol; Proofâ˛-text, a passage of Scripture held to prove a certain doctrine.âArtist's proof, a first impression from an engraved plate or block; Burden of proof (see Burden); India proof (see Indian). [O. Fr. prove (Fr. preuve)âL. probÄre, to prove.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book âľ
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The trial of the quality of arms, ammunition, &c., before their reception for service. Guns are proved by various examinations, and by the firing of prescribed charges; powder by examinations, and by carefully measured firings from each batch.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer đĽ
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A term applied to the testing of powder, and also of ordnance, which are always fired with a regulated charge of powder and shot, to test their strength and soundness. -
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Conclusive evidence. -
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Capable of withstanding; as, bomb-proof, shot-proof.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary đ
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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
