Proof assistant

In computer science and mathematical logic, a proof assistant or interactive theorem prover is a software tool to assist with the development of formal proofs by human-machine collaboration. This involves some sort of interactive proof editor, or other interface, with which a human can guide the search for proofs, the details of which are stored in, and some steps provided by, a computer.

For verification in computer science, see formal verification.
For the academic conference, see Interactive Theorem Proving (conference).
Not to be confused with Interactive proof system.

A recent effort within this field is making these tools use artificial intelligence to automate the formalization of ordinary mathematics.

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