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cokernel

cokernel noun: the coequalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname cokerf.

Noun

cokernel (plural cokernels)

  1. The coequalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname cokerf.
    1. The target of operatorname cokerf, denoted operatorname Cokerf.

Forms of cokernel

pluralcokernels

Origin of cokernel

From co- + kernel.

Questions about cokernel

What does cokernel mean?
Cokernel means the coequalizer of f and the zero morphism from X to Y, denoted operatorname cokerf.
What part of speech is cokernel?
Cokernel is a noun.
What is the plural of cokernel?
The plural of cokernel is cokernels.

Words near cokernel in the dictionary

  1. Cokelore
  2. cokeman
  3. cokemen
  4. coker
  5. cokeries
  6. cokernel
  7. cokernels
  8. cokernut
  9. cokernuts
  10. cokers
  11. cokery

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