A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.
For a given function (especially a linear map between vector spaces), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.
For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.
The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).
From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kurnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną, equivalent to corn + -le. Cognate with Yiddish קערנדל, Middle Dutch kernel, cornel, Middle High German kornel. Related also to Old Norse kjarni.
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