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English Dictionary: proof	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proof adj (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" n any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" Synonym(s): proof, cogent evidence a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) (printing) an impression made to check for errors Synonym(s): proof, test copy, trial impression a trial photographic print from a negative the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something Synonym(s): validation, proof, substantiation v make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough" read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" Synonym(s): proofread, proof activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast" make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proof \Proof\, a. 1. Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge. 2. Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof. I . . . have found thee Proof against all temptation. --Milton. This was a good, stout proof article of faith. --Burke. 3. Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba, fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.] 1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof. --Spenser. You shall have many proofs to show your skill. --Ford. Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof. --Ure. 2. 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. I'll have some proof. --Shak. It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases. --Emerson. Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. {Demonstration}, 1. 3. 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. 4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken. 5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also {proof sheet}. 6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. {Prove}, v. t., 5. 7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.] --Shak. {Artist's proof}, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the artist's signature. {Proof reader}, one who reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above. Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial; demonstration. See {Testimony}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
proof 1. A {finite} sequence of {well-formed formula}s, F1, F2, ... Fn, where each Fi either is an {axiom}, or follows by some rule of inference from some of the previous F's, and Fn is the statement being proved. See also {proof theory}. 2. A left-associative {natural language} {parser} by Craig R. Latta . Ported to {Decstation 3100}, {Sun-4}. {(ftp://scam.berkeley.edu/pub/src/local/proof/)}. E-mail: . Mailing list: proof-requestf@xcf.berkeley.edu (Subject: add me). (1994-11-29)