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
evidence,
grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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
Verb
proof -
make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
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"
proof -
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
proof -
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
proof -
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 -
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 -
Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
proof -
A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
proof -
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 -
A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
proof -
Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.
proof -
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.
