The difference between Kernel and Zero

When used as nouns, kernel means the core, center, or essence of an object or system, whereas zero means the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

Zero is also numeral with the meaning: the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in arabic numerals as 0.

Zero is also verb with the meaning: to set a measuring instrument to zero.

Zero is also adjective with the meaning: no, not any.

check bellow for the other definitions of Kernel and Zero

  1. Kernel as a noun:

    The core, center, or essence of an object or system.

    Examples:

    "the kernel of an argument"

  2. Kernel as a noun (botany):

    The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.

  3. Kernel as a noun (botany):

    A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

  4. Kernel as a noun (botany, US):

    The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

  5. Kernel as a noun:

    A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

  6. Kernel as a noun (computing):

    The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

    Examples:

    "The Linux kernel is open-source."

  7. Kernel as a noun (computing):

    The core engine of any complex software system.

  8. Kernel as a noun (calculus):

    A function used to define an integral transform.

    Examples:

    "The Dirichlet kernel convolved with a function yields its Fourier series approximation."

  9. Kernel as a noun (mathematics):

    A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.

  10. Kernel as a noun (mathematics, linear algebra, functional analysis):

    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}.

    Examples:

    "If a function is continuous then its kernel is a closed set."

  11. Kernel as a noun (mathematics, category theory):

    For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.

  12. Kernel as a noun (mathematics, fuzzy set theory):

    The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).

  13. Kernel as a noun (slang):

    The human clitoris.

  14. Kernel as a noun (chemistry):

    The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

  1. Zero as a noun:

    The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

    Examples:

    "In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."

    "Write 0.0 to indicate a floating point number rather than the integer zero."

    "The zero sign in American Sign Language is considered rude in some cultures."

  2. Zero as a noun:

    The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.

    Examples:

    "One million has six zeroes."

  3. Zero as a noun (informal, uncountable):

    Nothing, or none.

    Examples:

    "The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock."

    "He knows zero about humour."

    "In the end, all of our hard work amounted to zero."

  4. Zero as a noun:

    The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.

    Examples:

    "The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal."

  5. Zero as a noun:

    The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.

    Examples:

    "The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."

  6. Zero as a noun (mathematics):

    A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.

    Examples:

    "The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra."

    "The derivative of a continuous, differentiable function that twice crosses the axis must have a zero."

    "The nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function may all lie on the critical line."

  7. Zero as a noun (mathematics, algebra):

    The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.

    Examples:

    "Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists."

    "The zero (of a ring or field) has the property that the product of the zero with any element yields the zero."

    "The quotient ring over a maximal ideal is a field with a single zero element."

  8. Zero as a noun (slang):

    A person of little or no importance.

    Examples:

    "They rudely treated him like a zero."

  9. Zero as a noun (military):

    A , a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.

  10. Zero as a noun:

    A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm.

  11. Zero as a noun (finance):

    A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

    Examples:

    "The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes."

  1. Zero as an adjective (informal):

    no, not any

    Examples:

    "She showed zero respect."

  2. Zero as an adjective (meteorology):

    Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.

  3. Zero as an adjective (meteorology):

    Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.

  4. Zero as an adjective (linguistics):

    Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data.

    Examples:

    "The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet"."

  1. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

    Examples:

    "'Zero the fluorometer with the same solvent used in extraction."

  2. Zero as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero.

    Examples:

    "Results were inconsistent because an array wasn’t zeroed during initialization."

  3. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To cause or set some value or amount to be zero.

    Examples:

    "They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."

  4. Zero as a verb (transitive):

    To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros.

  5. Zero as a verb (intransitive):

    To disappear

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