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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography

There is a mathematical relationship between the private key and the bitcoin address.

This mathematical relationship allows the transaction creator to use the private key to calcualte a digital signature.  This digital signature is provided with the transaction.  Because of the mathematical relationship, the solo-miners (or mining pool operators) and all full nodes can use the public key to verify that the digital signature is valid without ever knowing what the private key was.
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How do the miners know that a private key is the correct one while not knowing what it is?
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