Kärnfullständiga

Kärnfullständiga is a Swedish term used in discussions of information theory, logic, and data science to describe propositions, datasets, or models in which the kernel or core content is fully specified and sufficient to determine meaning or outcomes without reliance on peripheral qualifiers. The concept emphasizes that the essential information is complete on its own.

Etymology and usage. The word combines kärna, meaning core or kernel, with fullständig, meaning complete. The adjective can inflect to agree with the noun it modifies, for example kärnfullständiga påståenden (core-complete statements) or kärnfullständiga dataset (core-complete dataset). The term is not widely standardized and may appear mainly in technical or exploratory writing, often alongside related notions such as completeness, sufficiency, or kernel content.

Context and applications. In linguistics and semantics, kärnfullständiga might describe statements whose truth-conditions are fully determined by their core content, without requiring context-dependent qualifiers. In data science and research methodology, it can refer to datasets or models that retain all essential core features needed for analysis, with minimal reliance on extraneous metadata or contingent factors. The framing helps distinguish analyses that depend on core versus peripheral information.

Examples.

- "Det här är ett kärnfullständiga påstående eftersom det avser endast de två grundantagandena." (This is a core-complete statement because it concerns only the two fundamental assumptions.)

- "Kärnfullständiga data uppnår fullständighet i analysen utan att lita på externa variabler." (Core-complete data achieve completeness in the analysis without relying on external variables.)

Notes. The term is relatively specialized and may be unfamiliar outside its usual technical contexts. It often serves as a useful descriptor when contrasting core versus peripheral information in argument, data, or models. See also completeness, kernel content, and informational sufficiency.