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Meanings of proof in mathematics in English

Russian
доказательство
Portuguese
prova matemática
Catalan
demostració
Spanish
demostración matemática

Rigorous demonstration that a mathematical statement follows from its premises.

        Related terms
        доказательство
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        Examples for "proof"
        Examples for "proof"
        1
        However, President Clinton hailed the news as proof of a strong economy.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The Syria- and Iraq-based Islamic State claimed responsibility, but offered no proof.
        Reuters
        3
        Iranian authorities say the Islamic State is awaiting Western proof of sincerity.
        Reuters
        4
        They played Santa's elves with the police wish list: Bullet proof doors.
        Wired
        5
        No wonder most countries ask for proof of return ticket upon arrival.
        The South African
        1
        You will confess that the reason ought to yield to a mathematical proof?
        The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
        2
        You and I can appreciate it without the mathematical proof.
        The Tyranny Of Words
        3
        This mathematical proof can be found in the Appendix.
        The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
        4
        Was even mathematical proof so absolutely certain?
        We Two: A Novel
        5
        Rigorous mathematical proof of this statement has been worked out by Bassett Jones, Arne Fisher, Lancelot Hogben, and others.
        The Tyranny Of Words
        1
        They are hardly susceptible of statement, and still less of formal proof.
        A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
        2
        The only formal proof of this status can be found in a marriage certificate.
        The South African
        3
        Your decree of divorce serves as the only formal proof that you are, in fact, divorced.
        The South African
        4
        We didn't have any formal proof, just suppositions.
        Grand junction
        5
        Like the widow status, formal proof can only be issued in the form of an updated marriage certificate.
        The South African