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zero-knowledge

zero-knowledge adjective: describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.

Adjective

zero-knowledge (not comparable)

  1. Describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.
    • 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).2023 May 26, Rand Hindi, “How Homomorphic Encryption Can Make Blockchain Private”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2023

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Questions about zero-knowledge

What does zero-knowledge mean?
Zero-knowledge means describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.
What part of speech is zero-knowledge?
Zero-knowledge is an adjective.

Words near zero-knowledge in the dictionary

  1. zero-hour contract
  2. zero-hour contracts
  3. zero-hours
  4. zero-hours contract
  5. zero-hours contracts
  6. zero-knowledge
  7. zero-knowledge proof
  8. zero-knowledge proofs
  9. zero-length
  10. zero-length launching
  11. zero-life

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