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nilprogression

nilprogression noun: a function of the products of the elements of a nilpotent group and their inverses.

Noun

nilprogression (plural nilprogressions)

  1. A function of the products of the elements of a nilpotent group and their inverses
    • We give a structural description of the finite subsets A of an arbitrary group G which obey the polynomial growth condition forsomeboundedd and sufficiently large n, showing that such sets are controlled by (a bounded number of translates of) a coset nilprogression in a certain precise sense.2015, Terence Tao, “Inverse theorems for sets and measures of polynomial growth”, in arXiv

Forms of nilprogression

pluralnilprogressions

Origin of nilprogression

From nil + progression.

Questions about nilprogression

What does nilprogression mean?
Nilprogression means a function of the products of the elements of a nilpotent group and their inverses.
What part of speech is nilprogression?
Nilprogression is a noun.
What is the plural of nilprogression?
The plural of nilprogression is nilprogressions.

Words near nilprogression in the dictionary

  1. nilpotence
  2. nilpotency
  3. nilpotent
  4. nilpotently
  5. nilpotents
  6. nilprogression
  7. nilprogressions
  8. nilradical
  9. nilradicals
  10. nils
  11. Nilsen

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