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VERIFICATION
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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))
