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Kernel (algebra)
In the various branches of
mathematics
that fall under the heading of
abstract algebra
, the
kernel
of a
homomorphism
measures the degree to which the homomorphism fails to be
injective
. An important special case is the
kernel of a linear map
. The
kernel of a matrix
, also called the
null space
, is the kernel of the linear map defined by the matrix.
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