definitive proof
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdefinitiveandproof
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withproof.
definitive
adjective
uk/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/us/dɪˈfɪn.ə.t̬ɪv/
not able to be changed ...
See more atdefinitive
proof
noun
uk/pruːf/us/pruːf/
a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or ...
See more atproof
(Definition ofdefinitiveandprooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdefinitive proof
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In fact, there are many atheists who would concede that there is no suchdefinitiveproof.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some say that we lackdefinitiveproof.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Definitiveproofof this model will rely on transplantation studies with single cells, and will likely require the identification of stem cell markers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is nodefinitiveproofon this matter, but the observed differences in seasonality suggest the plausibility of this sort of explanation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is, rejection of alternative hypotheses using analyses with appropriate statistical controls helps us to evaluate causal arguments, even though they fall short of providingdefinitiveproof.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, nodefinitiveproofof such use has emerged.
From
Wikipedia
However,definitiveproofof specific causes can not be determined.
From
Wikipedia
Opponents say that is too simple and wantdefinitiveproof.
From
Wikipedia
I have not seen, and l do not know whether there exists at the moment,definitiveproofof what was the cause.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We still have nodefinitiveproofthat vaccination would have alleviated the spread or that it might be the answer for the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, there is nodefinitiveproofthat anything other than romance that led to their marriage.
From
Wikipedia
There is nodefinitiveproofwho is in the cast, or who directed the film.
From
Wikipedia
This prompted a lengthy investigation, butdefinitiveproofwas never forthcoming from that investigation.
From
Wikipedia
We have been unable to remove some of those assisted areas from the map, which isdefinitiveproofthat something has been dramatically wrong with the policy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Modern scholars, however, do not concur with this identification because they argue that it lacksdefinitiveproof.
From
Wikipedia
Notwithstanding, there does not seem to be anydefinitiveproofof what the play was originally called or why.
From
Wikipedia
No documentation ordefinitiveproofof their relationships to one another or where they were born has ever been found.
From
Wikipedia
There is evidence to suggest that humans did cause the mammoth extinction, although there is nodefinitiveproof.
From
Wikipedia
Although there have been rumors that there was a jail in the basement, nodefinitiveproofhas ever been found.
From
Wikipedia
For him, the soul's awareness of itself is thedefinitiveproofthat the soul is independent of the body and will not perish with it.
From
Wikipedia
Identity scoring can theoretically provide much moredefinitiveproofof an identitys legitimacy, because of the amount of identifying data it utilizes.
From
Wikipedia
Itsuki; however, has been known to bring up several competing theories, so this alone is notdefinitiveproofof her subconscious denial.
From
Wikipedia
By the early 1980s, the genes for these interferons were cloned, allowing for furtherdefinitiveproofthat interferons really were responsible for interfering with viral replication.
From
Wikipedia
She discovered that intelligent life is profoundly rare, and there were parallel vanishings in the few civilizations she found, but nodefinitiveproofof the cause.
From
Wikipedia
Definitiveproofof this deficiency, however, appeared 20 centuries later, when speeds and volumes of traffic reached critical thresholds and analysis of large numbers of data became computerized.
From
Wikipedia
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdefinitive
Go to the definition ofproof
See other collocations withproof