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the quiet act of refusing to take the universe's word for it
means The process of checking that something is true, accurate, or genuine before accepting it.
from From Latin verus, "true" (the same root that gives us verdict and veracity) joined to facere, "to make" — so to verify is literally "to make true," or rather to make sure of the true. It came into English through Medieval Latin verificare and Old French in the late Middle Ages, first wearing a legal robe: verifying meant proving an assertion in court before it counted.
- latin root
- from verus, meaning true
- trust math
- Reagan loved the phrase trust but verify
- two-factor
- a second proof you alone supposedly possess
- science engine
- a claim only counts once others reproduce it
- blue checks
- once free, then sold, then meaningless
two-factor authentication — security method requiring two different types of proof, used by google, microsoft, and banks worldwide
identity verification at dmv — process requiring documents like birth certificates and social security cards to issue driver's licenses