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proof [n][en]
 
1)the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
    Synonyms :substantiation validation validação prova substanciação 验证 проверка 证据 prueba обоснование доказательство validación 확인 証明書 증거 実証 検証 fondatezza convalida begründung beweis validierung 실증 
    See Also: determination  affirm  corroborate  validate  authentication  documentation  monetisation  probate 
 
2)a trial photographic print from a negative
    Synonyms :prova prueba доказательство 証明書 증거 beweis 
    See Also: photographic_print 
 
3)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"
    Synonyms :cogent_evidence prova_convincente prova pruebas_convincentes убедительное_доказательство 令人信服的证据 prueba доказательство convincenti_prove preuves_convaincantes schlüssigen_nachweis 제대_증거 証明書 説得力のある証拠 증거 beweis 
    See Also: evidence  check  establishment 
 
4)(printing) an impression made to check for errors
    Synonyms :test_copy trial_impression prova cópia_de_teste impressão_de_julgamento prueba copia_de_prueba доказательство impresión_de_prueba испытание_копия судебная_впечатление 测试复制 试用印象 証明書 증거 テストをコピーする 試験的な印象 test_copia prova_impressione beweis testkopie studie_eindruck copy_test procès_impression 시험_복사 재판_노출 
    See Also: impression  printing  galley_proof  foundry_proof 
 
5)a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
    Synonyms :prova prueba доказательство 証明書 증거 beweis 
    See Also: argument  logic  math  mathematical_proof  logical_proof  demonstration 
 
6)a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
    Synonyms :prova prueba доказательство 証明書 증거 beweis 
    See Also: amount 
 
proof [v][en]
 
1)make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
    Synonyms :证明 증거 
    See Also: strengthen  foolproof  fireproof  weatherproof 
 
2)activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
    Synonyms :证明 증거 
    See Also: alter 
 
3)read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
    Synonyms :proofread 证明 corregir корректура 校对 증거 校正 korrektur relire 교정 
    See Also: read  ascertain  proofreader 
 
4)knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
    Synonyms :证明 증거 
    See Also: knead 
 
5)make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
    Synonyms :证明 증거 
    See Also: create 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. A finite sequence of well-formed formulas, F1, F2, ... Fn, where each Fi either is an axiom, or follows by some rule of inference from some of the previous F's, and Fn is the statement being proved.

See also proof theory.

2. A left-associative natural language parser by Craig R. Latta latta@xcf.berkeley.edu. Ported to Decstation 3100, Sun-4.

ftp://scam.berkeley.edu/pub/src/local/proof/.

E-mail: proof@xcf.berkeley.edu. Mailing list: proof-requestf@xcf.berkeley.edu (Subject: add me).

(1994-11-29)








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