Native Token
The primary asset of a chain, used for fees, staking, security, and governance on that network.
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Archives: Glossary
Archives: Glossary
Nakamoto Consensus
Probabilistic consensus used in Proof of Work networks where the longest valid chain wins based on accumulated work.
Kusama (Canary Network)
Experimental network for Polkadot used to test features and parachains with real value.
K‑Factor (Viral Growth)
Metric for viral growth in product loops; sometimes applied to protocol network effects.
KZG Multiproof
Proof that verifies multiple polynomial evaluations simultaneously, reducing overhead.
KZG Commitment
Binding, hiding commitment to a polynomial used to verify evaluations succinctly.
KZG Opening Proof
Proof that a committed polynomial evaluates to a claimed value at a point without revealing coefficients.
KV Store (Key‑Value Store)
Database that stores values indexed by keys; common in node state and indexers.
Knowledge Base (RAG)
Corpus of documents indexed by embeddings to ground LLM responses via retrieval‑augmented generation.
K‑Anonymity
Privacy metric ensuring each record is indistinguishable from at least k‑1 others.
Kernel Method
Technique that implicitly maps data into higher dimensions for linear separation via kernel functions.
