Definition:Nilpotent Ring Element

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Definition

Let $R$ be a ring with zero $0_R$.


An element $x \in R$ is nilpotent if and only if:

$\exists n \in \Z_{>0}: x^n = 0_R$


Also see

  • Results about nilpotent ring elements can be found here.


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