Verification
/ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of verifying. countable, uncountable
- 2 additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct wordnet
- 3 The state of being verified. countable, uncountable
- 4 (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement wordnet
- 5 Confirmation; authentication. countable, uncountable
"The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night."
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- 6 A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence. countable, uncountable
- 7 The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"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.