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proofs

  • plural
    of proof.
    proof
    noun
    evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
  • present tense form
    of proof (3rd person singular).
    proof
    noun
    evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.

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During its long history, the Jacobian conjecture has been the subject of many claimed proofs, including by Beniamino Segre and Wolfgang Gröbner, two famed 20th-century mathematicians.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

While looking over the proofs for her latest cookbook, she picked up a marker and drew a mermaid.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Math progresses when we pose the right problems and come up with comprehensible proofs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Christopher Behroozian’s photographs serve as quiet records, proofs of relationships, moments of care and traces of presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Such signs therefore cannot be full proofs but only indications; they have to be interpreted in the context.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton