"proof" meaning in All languages combined

See proof on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pruːf/ [UK, Canada], /pruf/ [US], /prʉːf/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-proof.ogg [US] Forms: proof [singular], proofs [plural]
enPR: pro͞of [UK, Canada], pro͞of [US], pro͞of [Australia] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Proof is evidence which shows something is correct.
    Sense id: simple-proof-en-noun-MsIJbyYT
  2. A proof can show how a theorem is correct.
    Sense id: simple-proof-en-noun-qoSLdyM4 Categories (other): Mathematics
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