Verification

//ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of verifying. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being verified. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement wordnet
  5. 5
    Confirmation; authentication. countable, uncountable

    "The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night."

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  1. 6
    A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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confirmationacid testaffirmationascertainmentassayassurance

Example

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"Beliefs are not liable to verification."

Etymology

From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion.

Related phrases

address verification servicecriterion of verificationprinciple of verificationverification criterionverification principle

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