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| ### Function IsNilpotent ( elt-res^rat x ) -> elt-alg^boo, elt-ord^rat ### Optional Arguments
Results | elt-ord^rat |  | 1 <= Results <= 2
### Description Return `TRUE' iff residue class `x' is nilpotent, i.e. if there exists an integer `q' with `x^q = 0', return `FALSE' otherwise. If `x' is nilpotent `IsNilpotent' also returns the index of nilpotence of x, i.e. the smallest `q' such that x^q = 0. ### Examples x_z7z := IntegerRing(7); IsNilpotent(Element(x_z7z,4)); x_z8z := IntegerRing(8); IsNilpotent(Element(x_z8z,4));
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