Nilpotent loop

This article defines a property that can be evaluated for a loop.
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ANALOGY: This is an analogue in loop of a property encountered in group. Specifically, it is a loop property analogous to the group property: nilpotent group
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Definition

A nilpotent loop (also called a centrally nilpotent loop) is a loop whose upper central series reaches the whole loop in finitely many steps.

Relation with other properties

Stronger properties

Property	Meaning	Proof of implication	Proof of strictness (reverse implication failure)	Intermediate notions
nilpotent Moufang loop
nilpotent group

Weaker properties

Property	Meaning	Proof of implication	Proof of strictness (reverse implication failure)	Intermediate notions
solvable loop