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The '''kernel''' in [[geometry]] is the set of all points ''a'' such that for all points ''b'' inside a polygon ''P'', the segment ''ab'' lies entirely within ''P'' <ref>http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7305116-claims.html</ref>.
 
The '''kernel''' in [[geometry]] is the set of all points ''a'' such that for all points ''b'' inside a polygon ''P'', the segment ''ab'' lies entirely within ''P'' <ref>http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7305116-claims.html</ref>.
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In [[abstract algebra]], the kernel of a function between two groups is the set of all members of the first which map to the identity of the second.
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In [[abstract algebra]], the '''kernel''' of a [[function]] between two [[group_(mathematics)|group]]s is the set of all members of the first which map to the identity of the second.
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In computer science, the kernel is the part of the operating system through which the hardware and software communicate.
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In [[computer science]], the kernel is the part of the [[operating system]] through which the hardware and software communicate.
    
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
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[[Category:Algebra]]
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[[Category:Computer Science]]
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