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proof

noun
/pɹuːf/CA/pɹuf/US/pɹʉːf/

Etymology

From Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probō (“to prove”); see prove; compare also the doublet probe.

  1. derived from probō
  2. derived from proba
  3. derived from prove
  4. inherited from proof

Definitions

  1. An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth

    An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

    • I need proof of your unconditional love. Lend me some dough.
    • France I more praise and love; you are, my lord, Yourself for horsemanship much famed; and there You shall have many proofs to shew your skill.

  2. The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief

    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.

    • I'll have some proof.
    • Faith, faith is an island in the setting sun But proof, yes Proof is the bottom line for everyone

  3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried

    The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.

  4. ›+ 17 more definitions

    1. Experience of something.

      • But the chaste damzell, that had never priefe / Of such malengine and fine forgerye, / Did easely beleeve her strong extremitye.

    2. Firmness of mind

      Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.

    3. A proof sheet

      A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.

      • And these men scour the printed proof for error, blunder, and misspelling.

    4. A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run,…

      A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.

    5. A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already…

      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.

    6. A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive…

      A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.

    7. Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable

      Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.

      • Till that Bellona's bridegroom, lapped in proof

    8. A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined…

      A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.

    9. Used in proving or testing.

      • a proof load; a proof charge

    10. Firm or successful in resisting.

      • proof against harm
      • waterproof; bombproof
      • And opportunity I here have had / To try thee, ſift thee, and confeſs have found thee / Proof againſt all temptation as a rock / Of Adamant, and, as a Center, firm / To the utmoſt of meer man both wiſe and good, / Not more; […]

    11. Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.

      • 60% proof liquor

    12. To proofread.

    13. To make resistant, especially to water.

    14. To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated…

      To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.

    15. To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped

      • dough proofing

    16. To test the activeness of (yeast).

      • yeast proofing

    17. The 98th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

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Derived

above proof, burden of proof, counterproof, living proof, misproof, nonproof, offer of proof, page proof, press proof, proof by contradiction, proof by example, proof by exhaustion, proof charge, proof game, proof house, proofless, prooflike, prooflisten, proof mark, proof of concept, proof of life, proof of stake, proof of work, proof plane, proof reader, proof sheet, proof spirit, proof system, subproof, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, unproof, overproof, proofer, proofing, reproof, underproof

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at proof. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at proof. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at proof

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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