Peano kernel
= Peano kernel
{title2=$K(\theta)$}
The Peano kernel of a linear error functional $L$ that annihilates all polynomials of degree at most $k$ is
$$
K(\theta)=L[(x-\theta)^k_+/k!].
$$
It represents the error by integrating $K$ against the $(k+1)$st derivative.