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nilradical

nilradical noun: the set of nilpotent elements of an algebraic structure such as an ideal.

Noun

nilradical (plural nilradicals)

  1. The set of nilpotent elements of an algebraic structure such as an ideal

Forms of nilradical

pluralnilradicals

Origin of nilradical

From nil + radical.

Questions about nilradical

What does nilradical mean?
Nilradical means the set of nilpotent elements of an algebraic structure such as an ideal.
What part of speech is nilradical?
Nilradical is a noun.
What is the plural of nilradical?
The plural of nilradical is nilradicals.

Words near nilradical in the dictionary

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

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