- (n.) The act of proving by the syllogistic process or the proof itself.
- (n.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions.
- (n.) The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.
- (n.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.
- (n.) (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force or a movement indicating an attack.
- (n.) An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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