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noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Examples
- 1.fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
Hypernym
proof 1
noun
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
EnglishDerivationally related form
Hyponym
bed check 1
noun
a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be
crosscheck 1
noun
an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources
parity check 1
noun
a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
checksum 1
noun
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
