Proof

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

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)
• Provability (disambiguation)
• Homeopathic proving, a homeopathic procedure
• All pages with titles beginning with Proof
• All pages with titles containing Proof
• Proof Positive (disambiguation)
• Living Proof (disambiguation)
• Fool proof (disambiguation)
• 100 Proof (disambiguation)