Proof

Proof may refer to:

• Proof (truth), sufficient evidence or argument for the truth of a proposition
• Formal proof
• Mathematical proof, a convincing demonstration that some mathematical statement is necessarily true
• Proof theory, a branch of mathematical logic that represents proofs as formal mathematical objects
• Alcohol proof, a measure of an alcoholic drink's strength
• 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
• Proofreading, reviewing a manuscript or artwork for errors or improvements
• Proofing (baking technique), the process by which a yeast-leavened dough rises, also called "proving"

In entertainment:

• Proof (TV series), an Irish TV drama/thriller
• Proof (1991 film), an Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse
• Proof (play), a play by David Auburn
  • Proof (2005 film), a film by John Madden, based on the play
• Proof (rapper) (1973–2006), American rapper and member of D12
• Proof (comics), a comic series from Image Comics
• "Proof", a 1942 hard SF short story by Hal Clement
• "Proof", a song by Coldplay from "Speed of Sound"
• "Proof" (I Am Kloot song), a song by I Am Kloot from their eponymous second album
• "Proof", a song by Paul Simon from The Rhythm of the Saints
• "Proof", a song by Happy Rhodes from Many Worlds Are Born Tonight
• "Proof", a song by angela
• "Proof", a song by Mell

See also

• Proofing (disambiguation)
• Argument
• Theory of justification, in epistemology, a reason for or explanation of a proposition or belief
• Philosophic burden of proof
• Proof complexity
• Proof procedure
• Provability logic
• A recursively enumerable set, also known as a "provable set"
• Homeopathic proving, a homeopathic procedure
• Proof of concept
• Proof test, for a firearm

Legal

• 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