Textbook published in 2007 by Routledge by Malcolm Coulthard and Alison Johnson. Provides comprehensive introduction to forensic linguistics and language in evidence. Divided into two main parts: Legal Process and Language as Evidence
Verb meaning to make something true or definite. Can be used as both verb and noun. Word originates from Latin confirmāre
A mathematical conjecture is a tentative conclusion without proof. Conjectures shape mathematical history through new areas of research. Formal mathematics requires provable truth
Mathematical proof shows logical guarantee of mathematical statements using axioms. Proofs derive from Latin "probare" meaning "to test". Ancient Greek mathematicians like Thales and Hippocrates pioneered proofs. Euclid revolutionized proofs with axiomatic method still used today
Saint Columba's 7th century story about water beast near Loch Ness. D. Mackenzie reported seeing log-like object in 1871-1872. Alexander Macdonald saw large stubby-legged animal in 1888
Fermat proposed theorem in margin of Diophantus' Arithmetica. Theorem states Diophantine equation has no integer solutions for powers. Fermat claimed proof for cube, fourth power, and general powers