{{wiktionary|proof}} <!-- Note: "Prove" and "Proving" both redirect here. --> '''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:
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==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== {{canned search|proof}} * Proofing (disambiguation) * The Proof (disambiguation) * Provability (disambiguation) * Homeopathic proving, a homeopathic procedure * {{srt|dab}} * Proof Positive (disambiguation) * Living Proof (disambiguation) * Fool proof (disambiguation) * 100 Proof (disambiguation)
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