Associations to the word «Nilpotent»

Wiktionary

NILPOTENT, adjective. (mathematics) Describing an element of a ring, for which there exists some positive integer n such that xn = 0.
NILPOTENT, noun. (math) A nilpotent element.

Dictionary definition

NILPOTENT, adjective. Equal to zero when raised to a certain power.

Wise words

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