Kernel (mathematics)

In mathematics, kernel may refer to:

• Kernel of a function, an equivalence relation on the domain of a function
• Kernel of a homomorphism, the elements mapped to the identity element by a homomorphism
• A function determining an integral transform, such as a Green's function
• Kernel of a linear map on a linear space: the vectors mapped onto the zero vector (is a subspace).

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