We say that the decision problem P belongs to the class PCP [r,q] if it admits a polynomial-time verifier A such that the verifier uses (r) of n random bits if for any input of length n the verifier queries q(n) bits of the proof
If the instance is positive, then there exits a proof such that the verifier answers Yes with probability one, while if the instance is a negative instance then for any proof then the verifier answers Yes with probability less than 1/2