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Proof

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Meaning

Noun

●
An
, process, or
to
or
a
or
; an
of
; a test; a trial.
●
The
of
which
the
of any
or
, and
; a test by
or
which
, or
to
,
of the
;
; demonstration.
●
The quality or state of having been
or
;
or
which
, or does not
to
;
of physical bodies.
●
Experience of something.
●
Firmness of
;
not to be shaken.
●
In Printing:
A
; a
, as from type,
or examination.
●
A limited-run
of a particular
,
as a
, although nowadays mostly for
' sets.
●
In Logic & Mathematics:
A
of
,
,
already
in another
, and
that
from
in the
, and which
with a
that is the
of the
.
●
In Mathematics:
A process for
the
of an
. Compare
,
, 5.
●
Armour of
or
quality, and
;
,
of proof.
●
In American English:
A
of the
of
. Originally, in Britain, 100
was
as 57.1% by
(
used). In the US, 100
means that the
is 50% of the total
of the
; thus,
would be 200
.

Adj

●
Used in
or testing.
●
Firm or
in resisting.
●
Being
content.

Verb

●
To proofread.
●
To make
, especially to water.
●
In Firearms:
To
with a
more
than the
in question's
, in order to
the
's ability to
well
those
without bursting.
●
In Cooking:
To
yeast-containing
to rise.
●
In Cooking:
To test the
of yeast.

Name

●
The 98th
(chapter) of
e Qur'an.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

proof
English
arrow
proof
Middle English (1100-1500)
arrow
prove
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
arrow
proba
Latin
arrow
probo
Latin
arrow
probus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym

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