noun Download 🔗Share A nilpotent element. Examples : "In this ring of matrices, the matrix A is a nilpotent, since A squared equals the zero matrix. " math element Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of an element x of a semigroup or ring) Such that, for some positive integer n, xn = 0. Examples : "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. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading