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VERIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Example:

fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory

Synonyms:

check; confirmation; substantiation; verification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("verification" is a kind of...):

cogent evidence; proof (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "verification"):

bed check (a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be)

crosscheck (an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources)

odd-even check; parity check; redundancy check (a system of checking for errors in computer functioning)

checksum (a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage)

Derivation:

verify (confirm the truth of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("verification" is a kind of...):

affidavit (written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

verify (attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition))

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