Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
NILPOTENT
nilpotent
(adjective) equal to zero when raised to a certain power
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nilpotent (not comparable)
(algebra, ring theory, of an element x of a semigroup or ring) Such that, for some positive integer n, xn = 0.
Coordinate terms
• idempotent
Noun
nilpotent (plural nilpotents)
(algebra) A nilpotent element.
Source: Wiktionary
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