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Definition of Prover
1. n. One who, or that which, proves.
Definition of Prover
1. Noun. A person, device, or program that performs logical or mathematical proofs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prover
1. one that proves [n -S] - See also: proves
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prover
Literary usage of Prover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1917)
"This connection is used at large hose opening of prover, and by means of loosened
street ell at (A), can be swung back out of the way when necessary to use ..."
2. Proceedings of the Natural Gas Association of America by Natural Gas Association of America, Meeting (1916)
"The Meter prover in sketch shows a small tank connected on side of prover.
There is a small gas burner under the tank which heats the water in the prover ..."
3. Gurley Manual of Surveying Instruments by Gurley, W. & L. E., Troy, N.Y. (1912)
"$0.55 $0.05 3560 Linen prover, for counting threads in linen fabrics, brass
mounted, % inch square open space . .50 .02 3561 Linen prover, for counting ..."
4. History of the Castle, Priory, and Town of Tutbury, in the County of Stafford by Oswald Mosley (1832)
"There also came forward one Ralph de Young, of Rolleston, and accused the said
prover of a robbery, in having stolen one cow, of which the prover was ..."
5. The Technical Examination of Crude Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural by William Allen Hamor, Fred Warde Padgett (1920)
"Or, say the reading of the meter is 10 when the prover reads 8; ... percentage error
prover reading Example: Say a slow meter registering 10 showed 12.5 cu. ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1922)
"The water in the prover tank may be readily brought to the temperature of the
... If the meter, the air in the room, and the water in the prover are all at ..."
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