nilpotent ideal

A left (right) ideal $I$ of a ring $R$ is a nilpotent ideal if $I^n=0$ for some positive integer $n$. Here $I^n$ denotes a product of ideals – $I\cdot I\mathrm{\cdots }I$.

Title	nilpotent ideal
Canonical name	NilpotentIdeal
Date of creation	2013-03-22 12:01:27
Last modified on	2013-03-22 12:01:27
Owner	antizeus (11)
Last modified by	antizeus (11)
Numerical id	6
Author	antizeus (11)
Entry type	Definition
Classification	msc 16D25