ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Zero-knowledge

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Zero-knowledge is an adjective meaning (logic) Describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.

Meaning

(logic) Describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.

Example Sentences

This issue of privacy in blockchain isn't new, and many ideas have been proposed, such as keeping the data off-chain and using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) to prove we did the right computation (e.g., Aleo and Aztec) or using mixnets to anonymize transactions (e.g., Tornado Cash).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include axiomless, zero-shot, zero, know-nothing, zero-zero, proofless.

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