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Proof most often refers to:

  • Proof (truth), argument or sufficient evidence for the truth of a proposition
  • Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength

Proof may also refer to:

Mathematics and formal logic

  • Formal proof, a construct in proof theory
  • Mathematical proof, a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true
  • Proof complexity, computational resources required to prove statements
  • Proof procedure, method for producing proofs in proof theory
  • Proof theory, a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects
  • Statistical proof, demonstration of degree of certainty for a hypothesis

Law and philosophy

  • Evidence, information which tends to determine or demonstrate the truth of a proposition
  • Evidence (law), tested evidence or a legal proof
  • Legal burden of proof, duty to establish the truth of facts in a trial
  • Philosophic burden of proof, obligation on a party in a dispute to provide sufficient warrant for their position
  • Probate, the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as valid

Manufacturing and printing

  • Artist's proof, a single print taken during the printmaking process
  • Galley proof, a preliminary version of a publication
  • Prepress proof, a facsimile of press artwork for job verification
  • Proof coinage, coins once made as a test, but now specially struck for collectors
  • Proof of concept, demonstration that a concept has practical potential
  • Proof test, stress test of structures such as vessels and weapons
  • Proofreading, reviewing a manuscript for errors or improvements

People

  • Proof (rapper) (1973–2006), American rapper and member of D12
  • Sam Proof (born 1974), U.S. actor

Places

  • Proof School, San Francisco, California, USA; a secondary school

Arts and entertainment and media

Film, television, and theatre

  • Proof (play), a 2000 play by David Auburn

Film

  • Proof, a 1980 student film by Kevin Reynolds, expanded to Fandango
  • Proof (1991 film), an Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse
  • Proof (2005 film), a film by John Madden, based on the 2000 play by David Auburn

Television

  • Proof (2004 TV series), an Irish drama/thriller
  • Proof (2015 TV series), an American medical/supernatural drama
  • "Proof" (Devious Maids), a television episode

Literature

  • Proof (comics), a comic series from Image Comics
  • "Proof", a 1942 science fiction short story by Hal Clement
  • PROOF!, a magazine published by Lynne McTaggart
  • Proof, print magazine of online platform The Justice Gap

Music

Albums and records

  • Proof, an album by Emily Elbert, 2010
  • Proof, an EP by Colour Coding, 2012
  • Proof (album), an anthology album by BTS, 2022

Songs and singles

  • "Proof" (I Am Kloot song), 2003
  • "Proof" (Paul Simon song), 1991
  • "Proof"/"No Vain", a single by Mell, 2007
  • "Proof", a song by Angela, 2004
  • "Proof", a song by Chris Brown from Royalty, 2015
  • "Proof", a song by Coldplay, a B-side of the single "Speed of Sound", 2005
  • "Proof", a song by Happy Rhodes from Many Worlds Are Born Tonight, 1998
  • "Proof", a song by Paramore from Paramore, 2013

See also

  • Proofing (disambiguation)
  • The Proof (disambiguation)
  • Provability (disambiguation)
  • Homeopathic proving, a homeopathic procedure
  • Proof Positive (disambiguation)
  • Living Proof (disambiguation)
  • Fool proof (disambiguation)
  • 100 Proof (disambiguation)