verification

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: ver‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion === Noun === verification (countable and uncountable, plural verifications) The act or process of verifying. The state of being verified. Confirmation; authentication. (law) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence. (mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === formal verification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia verification and validation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia