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11proof of loss — proof of loss, a written statement from an insured person claiming payment of loss under an insurance policy: »Nor did he remember that in order to collect fully on a fire insurance policy, proof of loss must be supplied within sixty days (New… …
12Proof sketch for Gödel's first incompleteness theorem — This article gives a sketch of a proof of Gödel s first incompleteness theorem. This theorem applies to any formal theory that satisfies certain technical hypotheses which are discussed as needed during the sketch. We will assume for the… …
13Proof of impossibility — A proof of impossibility, sometimes called a negative proof or negative result , is a proof demonstrating that a particular problem cannot be solved, or cannot be solved in general. Often proofs of impossibility have put to rest decades or… …
14Proof of knowledge — In cryptography, a proof of knowledge is an interactive proof in which the prover succeeds convincing a verifier that it knows something. What it means for a machine to know something is defined in terms of computation. A machine knows something …
15Order statistic — Probability distributions for the n = 5 order statistics of an exponential distribution with θ = 3 In statistics, the kth order statistic of a statistical sample is equal to its kth smallest value. Together with rank statistics, order statistics… …
16Proof of Bertrand's postulate — In mathematics, Bertrand s postulate (actually a theorem) states that for each n ≥ 2 there is a prime p such that n < p < 2 n . It was first proven by Pafnuty Chebyshev, and a short but advanced proof was given by Srinivasa Ramanujan. The gist of …
17Order (group theory) — This article is about order in group theory. For order in other branches of mathematics, see Order (mathematics). For order in other disciplines, see Order. In group theory, a branch of mathematics, the term order is used in two closely related… …
18Proof test — A proof test is a test wherein a deliberately overpressured round is fired from a firearm in order to verify that the firearm is not defective and will not explode on firing. The firearm is inspected after the test, and if it is found to be in… …
19proof — The effect of evidence; the establishment of a fact by evidence. New England Newspaper Pub. Co. v. Bonner, C.C.A.Mass., 77 F.2d 915, 916. Any fact or circumstance which leads the mind to the affirmative or negative of any proposition. The… …
20proof — proof1 W3S2 [pru:f] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(evidence)¦ 2¦(copy)¦ 3¦(mathematics)¦ 4 the proof of the pudding (is in the eating) 5¦(alcohol)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: preuve, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probare; PROBE2 …
