proof Noun
(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
* 1591 , , ''Humorous Poems ,
- But the false Fox most kindly played his part,
- For whatsoever mother-wit or art
- Could work he put in proof . No practice sly,
- No counterpoint of cunning policy,
- No reach, no breach, that might him profit bring.
- But he the same did to his purpose wring.
* c. 1633 , , Act 1, Scene 1,
- France I more praise and love; you are, my lord,
- Yourself for horsemanship much famed; and there
- You shall have many proofs to shew your skill.
* 1831 , , A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies , Volume 2,
- A given quantity of the spirits was poured upon a quantity of gunpowder in a dish and set on fire. If at the end of the combustion, the gunpowder continued dry enough, it took fire and exploded; but if it had been wetted by the water in the spirits, the flame of the alcohol went out without setting the powder on fire. This was called the proof .
(uncountable) 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.
* c.1603 , ,
- I'll have some proof .
* 1841 , '' in ''Essays: First Series ,
- It was a grand sentence of Emanuel Swedenborg, which would alone indicate the greatness of that man's perception, — "It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is true is true, and that what is false is false, this is the mark and character of intelligence."
* 1990 October 16, ,
- Faith, faith is an island in the setting sun
- But proof , yes
- Proof is the bottom line for everyone
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or doesn't yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
(obsolete) Experience of something.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.1:
- But the chaste damzell, that had never priefe / Of such malengine and fine forgerye, / Did easely beleeve her strong extremitye.
(uncountable, obsolete) Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
(countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
(countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
(countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb , 5.
(obsolete) Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.
- (Shakespeare)
(US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof' was defined as 57.1% by volume (not used anymore). In the US, 100 '''proof''' means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid, and thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 ' proof .
Hyponyms
* testimony
* evidence
* reason
* argument
* trial
* demonstration
Derived terms
* artist's proof
* burden of proof
* conditional proof
* prooflike
* proof reader
* proof of concept
Related terms
* prove
* probe
Adjective
( en adjective)
Used in proving or testing.
- a proof''' load''; ''a '''proof charge
Firm or successful in resisting.
- proof against harm
- water'''proof'''''; '''''bombproof .
* 1671 , '', 1820, Dr Aiken (biographies), ''Select Works of the British Poets , page 125 ,
- And opportunity I here have had / To try thee, sift thee, and confess have found thee / Proof against all temptation as a rock / Of adamant, and, as a centre, firm :
* 1790 , , Reflections on the Revolution in France'', 1803, ''The Works of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke , Volume 5, page426 ,
- This was a good, ?tout proof article of faith, pronounced under an anathema, by the venerable fathers of this philo?ophick ?ynod.
(of alcoholic liquors) Being of a certain standard as to alcohol content.
Derived terms
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* bulletproof
* mothproof
* sale-proof
* foolproof
* childproof
* waterproof
* prooftext
* shatter-proof
Verb
( en verb)
To proofread.
(lb) To make resistant, especially to water.
To allow to rise (of yeast-containing dough).
To test the activeness of (yeast).
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record English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , from recorder. See .
Noun
( en noun)
An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
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- The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.
- The tourist's photographs and the tape of the police call provide a record of the crime.
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- We have no record of you making this payment to us.
A vinyl disc on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
- I still like records better than CDs.
(computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
The most extreme known value of some achievement, particularly in competitive events.
- The heat and humidity were both new records .
- The team set a new record for most points scored in a game.
Synonyms
* log
* (information put into a lasting physical medium)
* (vinyl disk) disc/disk
* (most extreme known value)
Derived terms
* activation record
* for the record
* of record
* on record
* off the record
* on the record
* record-breaking
* public record
* world record
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Verb
( en verb)
To make a record of information.
- I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.
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Specifically, to make an audio or video recording of.
- Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
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(legal) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- When the deed was recorded , we officially owned the house.
To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To repeat; to practice.
(ambitransitive, obsolete) To sing or repeat a tune.
- (Shakespeare)
* W. Browne
- whether the birds or she recorded best
* Fairfax
- They longed to see the day, to hear the lark / Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.
(obsolete) To reflect; to ponder.
* Fuller
- Praying all the way, and recording upon the words which he before had read.
Derived terms
* recordable
* recorder
* recording
Antonyms
* (make a record of information) erase
* (make an audio or video recording of) erase
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