---
tag: 0ZB2JG1M9C
kind: concept
name: Nilpotent element
msc: [16N40]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilpotent
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q840023
  wikipedia: Nilpotent
---

## Summary

A nilpotent element of a ring is an element that has a power equal to zero.
The [[definition of a nilpotent element|0N9R5NN6TW]] states this precisely.