▲ | JohnKemeny 3 days ago | |
"Proved" means demonstrated with a formal mathematical argument. "Proven" refers to something confirmed over time, often used more informally. "Proofed" is an editorial term—preparing text for publication. | ||
▲ | kazinator 3 days ago | parent [-] | |
To people who accept "proven" as the past participle of "prove", there is no difference. The only reason it would be rejected in English writing about mathematics might be that a good many of mathematicians are also pedants for prescriptive grammar. It is not a mathematical issue whatsoever. |