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zero-knowledge proof

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 零知識證明 /零知识证明 (língzhīshi zhèngmíng) — interactive method
  • Finnish: nollatietotodistus — interactive method
  • French: preuve à divulgation nulle de connaissance — interactive method
  • German: Zero-Knowledge-Beweis — interactive method
  • German: kenntnisfreier Beweis — interactive method
  • Spanish: prueba de conocimiento cero — interactive method
  • Spanish: protocolo de conocimiento cero — interactive method