Nilpotent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An algebraic quantity that when raised to a certain power equals zero.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Describing an element, of a ring, for which there exists some positive integer n such that xn = 0.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In mathematics, vanishing on being raised to a certain power. Thus, if i be such an expression in multiple algebra that i × i × i = 0, i is nilpotent
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. equal to zero when raised to a certain power
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