annihilating_element (288B)
1 # Annihilating element 2 3 For S a [set] and z an [element], if you have a [operation] on S, then z is an annihilating element if for every x in S, you have xz = zx = z. 4 5 If there is an annihilating element, then there is exactly one. 6 7 Up: [algebra_basic_definitions] 8 9 See also: [nilpotent]