Nilprogression
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A function of the products of the elements of a nilpotent group and their inverses
"We give a structural description of the finite subsets A of an arbitrary group G which obey the polynomial growth condition forsomeboundedd and sufficiently large n, showing that such sets are controlled by (a bounded number of translates of) a coset nilprogression in a certain precise sense."
Example
More examples"We give a structural description of the finite subsets A of an arbitrary group G which obey the polynomial growth condition forsomeboundedd and sufficiently large n, showing that such sets are controlled by (a bounded number of translates of) a coset nilprogression in a certain precise sense."
Etymology
From nil + progression.
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