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nilpotent_iff_lowerCentralSeries

Deprecated since 2026-03-25Use Subgroup.nilpotent_iff_lowerCentralSeries instead.

∀ {G : Type u_1} [inst : Group G], Group.IsNilpotent G ↔ ∃ n, ⊤.lowerCentralSeries n = ⊥

Alias of Subgroup.nilpotent_iff_lowerCentralSeries. A group is nilpotent if and only if its lower central series eventually reaches the trivial subgroup.

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Mathlib.GroupTheory.Nilpotent
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Depth 96 from the axioms · uses propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound
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