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词汇 nilpotent
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Definition of nilpotent in English:

nilpotent

adjective nɪlˈpəʊt(ə)ntnilˈpōtnt
Mathematics
  • Becoming zero when raised to some positive integral power.

    〔数〕幂零的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After completely reducible systems, the notions of solvable and nilpotent systems are discussed, where general identities are considered instead of the usual commutativity.
    • He introduced the idea of a normal form which he used in the solution of the word problem for Lie rings and also for nilpotent groups.
    • He showed that the Frattini subgroup is nilpotent and, in so doing, used the beautiful method of proof known today as the ‘Frattini argument‘.
    • All Hirsch's publications were in group theory, in addition to the work on polycyclic groups he published on locally nilpotent groups and automorphism groups of torsion free abelian groups.
    • He used the, now familiar, tools of idempotent and nilpotent elements.

Origin

Late 19th century: from nil + Latin potens, potent- 'power'.

Definition of nilpotent in US English:

nilpotent

adjectivenilˈpōtnt
Mathematics
  • Equal to zero when raised to a positive integral power.

    〔数〕幂零的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After completely reducible systems, the notions of solvable and nilpotent systems are discussed, where general identities are considered instead of the usual commutativity.
    • All Hirsch's publications were in group theory, in addition to the work on polycyclic groups he published on locally nilpotent groups and automorphism groups of torsion free abelian groups.
    • He showed that the Frattini subgroup is nilpotent and, in so doing, used the beautiful method of proof known today as the ‘Frattini argument‘.
    • He used the, now familiar, tools of idempotent and nilpotent elements.
    • He introduced the idea of a normal form which he used in the solution of the word problem for Lie rings and also for nilpotent groups.

Origin

Late 19th century: from nil + Latin potens, potent- ‘power’.

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