The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KERNEL , but the solution may also be NUB which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Essence of an idea crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KERNEL | 67 % | 6 |
| NUB | 33 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Essence of an idea
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gist
- ideal
- abstract
- basis
- being
- bottom
- come
- core
- coring
- crux
- dharma
- form
Crossword Answer definitions
KERNEL noun- The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
- The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.
- A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
- The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
- A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
- The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.
- The core engine of any complex software system.
- A function used to define an integral transform.
- 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; (formally) 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.
- (fuzzy set theory) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).
- The human clitoris.
- The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KERNEL
- Corn piece
- Corn cob member
- Nub
- Nitty-gritty
- Corn unit
- Corny bit
- Corny bit?
- Whole seed grain
- Bit of corn
- Ear piece?