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proof assistant

software tool to assist with the development of formal proofs by human-machine collaboration
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proof assistant

Summary

proof assistant is a software category[1]. It draws 900 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #54 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • proof assistant's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • proof assistant is a type of science software[4].
  • proof assistant is a type of mathematical software[5].
  • proof assistant is used for computer-assisted proof[6].
  • proof assistant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Theorem proving software systems[7].
  • proof assistant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proof assistants[8].
  • proof assistant's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/proof-assistants[9].
  • proof assistant's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cs.stackexchange.com/tags/proof-assistants[10].
  • proof assistant's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/proof-assistants[11].
  • proof assistant's uses is recorded as purely functional programming language[12].
  • proof assistant's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://proofassistants.stackexchange.com[13].

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Definition and Type

proof assistant's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include science software[4] and mathematical software[5].

Use and Application

proof assistant is used for computer-assisted proof[6].

Why It Matters

proof assistant draws 900 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #54 of 263).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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