noun🔗ShareA nilpotent element."In this ring of matrices, the matrix A is a nilpotent, since A squared equals the zero matrix. "mathelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of an element x of a semigroup or ring) Such that, for some positive integer n, xn = 0."In this special type of algebra, the matrix "A" is nilpotent because when multiplied by itself three times (A³), the result is the zero matrix. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading