Kronecker delta

noun Kro·neck·er delta \ˈkrō-ˌne-kər-\

Definition of KRONECKER DELTA

: a function of two variables that is 1 when the variables have the same value and is 0 when they have different values

Leopold Kronecker †1891 German mathematician

First Known Use: 1926

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