proof of concept

[proof uhv kon-sept]

noun

1. a small-scale demonstration that a business plan, product in development, etc., is likely to be successful in later stages (often used attributively): The next step is a proof-of-concept clinical trial to evaluate the drug.

   A rough prototype of the device was constructed as proof of concept.

   The next step is a proof-of-concept clinical trial to evaluate the drug.

proof of concept

noun

1. commerce the stage during the development of a product when it is established that the product will function as intended

Word History and Origins

Origin of proof of concept¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Even so, the results present strong proof of concept that basic nutritional or pharmacological supplementation could reduce amyloid pathology and improve neurological health.

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The job today: “I am a people manager. I’m a principal engineer, and I manage a team of people doing millimeter wave design. And so we take the chips that Qualcomm makes, you integrate them into a device, and we evaluate, test and proof of concept through extensive testing.”

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As proof of concept, the researchers recreated the liver damage caused by the antibiotic flucloxacillin, which occurs only in individuals who carry the HLA-B*57:01 risk gene.

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Arbor had initially planned to build a proof of concept in Placer County.

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The road to finally bring “Brownsville Bred” to the screen was in motion when Del Valle received funding from WarnerMedia OneFifty, an artist development initiative, to produce a pilot that could serve as proof of concept for an episodic series.

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