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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

$KernelID

$KernelID
is a unique ID number assigned to each running parallel kernel.

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  • The value of $KernelID for the master kernel is .
  • The value of $KernelID for each subkernel is a distinct positive integer, assigned when the kernel is launched.
  • Values of $KernelID are unique but not necessarily contiguous.
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