unipotent

/ˌjuːnɪˈpoʊtənt/

Definitions

1. adjective

Having or exercising power or control over one thing or aspect only.

“The king was unipotent in his decision to declare war.”

2. noun

A unipotent element or mapping is one that, when applied repeatedly, eventually leads to an identity transformation.

“The mathematician studied unipotent transformations to understand their properties.”

3. noun

A unipotent group is a type of algebraic group that is unipotent as a linear algebraic group.

“The researcher worked with unipotent groups to develop new mathematical models.”

Synonyms

  • absolute
  • all-powerful

Antonyms

  • ineffective
  • powerless