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| + | An [[effort]], [[process]], or [[operation]] designed to establish or discover a [[fact]] or [[truth]]; an act of testing; a [[test]]; a [[trial]]. | ||
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| - | # Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. | + | '''Proof''' may refer to: |
| - | #* [[Edmund Spenser]], | + | * [[Proof (truth)]], argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition |
| - | #*: For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in '''proof'''. | + | * [[Formal proof]] |
| - | #* Ford, | + | * [[Mathematical proof]], a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true |
| - | #*: You shall have many '''proofs''' to show your skill. | + | * [[Proof theory]], a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects |
| - | #* Ure, | + | * [[Alcohol proof]], a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength |
| - | #*: Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the '''proof'''. | + | * [[Artist's proof]], a single print taken during the printmaking process |
| - | # 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. | + | * [[Galley proof]], a preliminary version of a publication |
| - | #* [[William Shakespeare]], | + | * [[Prepress proofing|Prepress proof]], a facsimile of press artwork for job verification |
| - | #*: I'll have some '''proof'''. | + | * [[Proof coinage]], coins once made as a test, but now specially struck for collectors |
| - | #* [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]], | + | * [[Proofreading]], reviewing a manuscript or artwork for errors or improvements |
| - | #*: It is no '''proof''' of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases. | + | * [[Proofing (baking technique)]], the process by which a yeast-leavened dough rises, also called "proving" |
| - | #* '''1990''' October 28, [[Paul Simon]], “Proof”, ''[[The Rhythm of the Saints]]'', Warner Bros. | + | |
| - | #*: Faith, faith is an island in the setting sun / But '''proof''', '''proof''' is the bottom line for everyone | + | In '''entertainment''': |
| - | # 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 (TV series)|''Proof'' (TV series)]], an Irish TV drama/thriller |
| - | # Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. | + | * ''Proof'', 1980 B/W student film by Black-and-white, expanded to ''[[Fandango (1985 film)|Fandango]]'' |
| - | # A [[proof sheet]]; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination. | + | * [[Proof (1991 film)|''Proof'' (1991 film)]], an Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| - | # A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare [[Prove]], ''transitive verb'', 5. | + | * [[Proof (play)|''Proof'' (play)]], a play by David Auburn |
| - | # Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. | + | ** [[Proof (2005 film)|''Proof'' (2005 film)]], a film by John Madden, based on the play |
| - | # {{US}} 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 (rapper)]] (1973–2006), American rapper and member of D12 |
| + | * [[Proof (comics)|''Proof'' (comics)]], a comic series from Image Comics | ||
| + | * "Proof", a 1942 hard SF short story by [[Hal Clement]] | ||
| + | * "Proof", a song by Coldplay from "[[Speed of Sound (song)|Speed of Sound]]" | ||
| + | * [[Proof (I Am Kloot song)|"Proof" (I Am Kloot song)]], a song by I Am Kloot from their eponymous second album | ||
| + | * "Proof", a song by Paul Simon from ''[[The Rhythm of the Saints]]'' | ||
| + | * "Proof", a song by Happy Rhodes from ''[[Many Worlds Are Born Tonight]]'' | ||
| + | * "Proof", a song by [[angela (band)|angela]] | ||
| + | * "Proof", a song by [[Mell]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Proofing (disambiguation)]] | ||
| + | * [[Argument]] | ||
| + | * [[Theory of justification]], in epistemology, a reason for or explanation of a proposition or belief | ||
| + | * [[Philosophic burden of proof]] | ||
| + | * [[Proof complexity]] | ||
| + | * [[Proof procedure]] | ||
| + | * [[Provability logic]] | ||
| + | * A [[recursively enumerable set]], also known as a "provable set" | ||
| + | * [[Homeopathy#Provings|Homeopathic proving]], a homeopathic procedure | ||
| + | * [[Proof of concept]] | ||
| + | * [[Proof test]], for a firearm | ||
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| + | ===Legal=== | ||
| + | * [[Evidence]], information which tends to determine or demonstrate the truth of a proposition | ||
| + | * [[Evidence (law)]], tested evidence or a legal proof | ||
| + | * [[Legal burden of proof]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Existence of God]] | ||
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An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. |
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Proof may refer to:
- Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition
- Formal proof
- Mathematical proof, a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true
- Proof theory, a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects
- Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength
- Artist's proof, a single print taken during the printmaking process
- Galley proof, a preliminary version of a publication
- Prepress proof, a facsimile of press artwork for job verification
- Proof coinage, coins once made as a test, but now specially struck for collectors
- Proofreading, reviewing a manuscript or artwork for errors or improvements
- Proofing (baking technique), the process by which a yeast-leavened dough rises, also called "proving"
In entertainment:
- Proof (TV series), an Irish TV drama/thriller
- Proof, 1980 B/W student film by Black-and-white, expanded to Fandango
- Proof (1991 film), an Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Proof (play), a play by David Auburn
- Proof (2005 film), a film by John Madden, based on the play
- Proof (rapper) (1973–2006), American rapper and member of D12
- Proof (comics), a comic series from Image Comics
- "Proof", a 1942 hard SF short story by Hal Clement
- "Proof", a song by Coldplay from "Speed of Sound"
- "Proof" (I Am Kloot song), a song by I Am Kloot from their eponymous second album
- "Proof", a song by Paul Simon from The Rhythm of the Saints
- "Proof", a song by Happy Rhodes from Many Worlds Are Born Tonight
- "Proof", a song by angela
- "Proof", a song by Mell
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See also
- Proofing (disambiguation)
- Argument
- Theory of justification, in epistemology, a reason for or explanation of a proposition or belief
- Philosophic burden of proof
- Proof complexity
- Proof procedure
- Provability logic
- A recursively enumerable set, also known as a "provable set"
- Homeopathic proving, a homeopathic procedure
- Proof of concept
- Proof test, for a firearm
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Legal
- Evidence, information which tends to determine or demonstrate the truth of a proposition
- Evidence (law), tested evidence or a legal proof
- Legal burden of proof
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See also
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