"prover" meaning in English

See prover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: provers [plural]
Etymology: From prove + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|prove|-er|id2=agent noun}} prove + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} prover (plural provers)
  1. One who or that which proves.
    Sense id: en-prover-en-noun-~h36J97J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. A person, device, or program that performs logical or mathematical proofs.
    Sense id: en-prover-en-noun-SnGszFGt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: linen prover

Inflected forms

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