kernel vs hypostasis

hypostasis vs kernel

kernel and hypostasis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kernel	Yes	No	No	No
hypostasis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hypostasis is a hyponym of kernel; that is, hypostasis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kernel:

kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
hypostasis: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

Other hyponyms of kernel include bare bones, haecceity, quiddity, quintessence, stuff.

kernel (noun)	hypostasis (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
a single whole grain of a cereal	any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone	the accumulation of blood in an organ
	the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

Difference between kernel and hypostasis

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