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Webster 1913 Edition

Verification

Verˊi-fi-ca′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
vérification
.]
1.
The act of verifying, or the state of being verified; confirmation; authentication.
2.
(Law)
(a)
Confirmation by evidence.
(b)
A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.
Verification of an equation
(Math.)
,
the operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it expresses truly the conditions of the problem.
Davies & Peck. (Math. Dict.)

Webster 1828 Edition

Verification

VERIFICA'TION

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Noun.
[See Verify.] The act of verifying or proving to be true; the act of confirming or establishing the authenticity of any powers granted, or of any transaction, by legal or competent evidence.

Definition 2024

verification

verification

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English

Noun

verification ‎(countable and uncountable, plural verifications)

  1. The act of verifying.
  2. The state of being verified.
  3. Confirmation; authentication.
    The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night.
  4. (law) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
  5. (mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

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Etymology

From Middle French vérification, from Medieval Latin verificatio

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