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Proofs

/pɹuːfs/

An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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📖 Definitions of "Proofs"

noun

1
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
2
The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
3
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
4
Experience of something.

verb

1
To proofread.
2
To make resistant, especially to water.
3
To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.
4
To test the activeness of yeast.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proofs"

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Word	Definition
validationnoun	The act of validating something.
proofreadnoun	(rare) Synonym of proofreading.
imperviable	impervious
impervious	Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
provingnoun	(homeopathy) Experimentation to determine which substances cause which effects when ingested.
cogent evidencenoun	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
test copynoun	(printing) an impression made to check for errors
validating	serving to support or corroborate
evidencenoun	Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
testingnoun	The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
argumentsnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
assaysnoun	The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
assurancesnoun	The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
certificatesnoun	(education) A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
cluesnoun	Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
confirmationsnoun	A verification that something is true or has happened.
directoriesnoun	(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
eventsnoun	An occurrence; something that happens.
evidencesnoun	Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
guidesnoun	Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.