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proof - (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
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impression,
printing the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
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printing,
printing process the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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galley proof a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages
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foundry proof a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
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proof - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
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argument,
statement a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
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logic reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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mathematical proof proof of a mathematical theorem
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logical proof proof of a logical theorem
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demonstration,
monstrance a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
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proof - 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" |
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evidence,
grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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check,
confirmation,
substantiation,
verification the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
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establishment,
validation a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
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proof - a trial photographic print from a negative |
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photographic print,
print a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
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proof - a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
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amount,
measure,
quantity the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
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proof - make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" |
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strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened"
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bombproof make safe against bombings
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bulletproof make bulletproof; "bulletproof the car"
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child-proof,
childproof make safe against children; "childproof the apartment"
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foolproof,
goof-proof,
goofproof proof against human misuse or error; "foolproof this appliance"
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fireproof make resistant to fire
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weatherproof make resistant to bad weather
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proof - make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
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create,
make,
produce create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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proof - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast" |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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proof - knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough" |
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knead,
work make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"
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