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A reasoning conducted according to certain rules in order to demonstrate some proposition (statement, theorem); it is based on initial statements (axioms). In practice, however, it may also be based on previously demonstrated propositions. Any proof is relative, since it is based on certain unprovable assumptions. Rules of conducting a reasoning and methods of proof form a main topic in logic. See Proof theory.

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Proof. A.S. Kuzichev (originator), Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Proof&oldid=18441
This text originally appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098