"zero-knowledge proof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zero-knowledge proofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zero-knowledge proof (plural zero-knowledge proofs)
  1. (cryptography) An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement. Categories (topical): Cryptography, Zero Related terms: proof of work Translations (interactive method): 零知識證明 (Chinese Mandarin), 零知识证明 (língzhīshi zhèngmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), nollatietotodistus (Finnish), preuve à divulgation nulle de connaissance [feminine] (French), Zero-Knowledge-Beweis [masculine] (German), kenntnisfreier Beweis [masculine] (German), prueba de conocimiento cero [feminine] (Spanish), protocolo de conocimiento cero [masculine] (Spanish)

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