annihilator

== English == === Etymology === From annihilate +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === === Noun === annihilator (plural annihilators) One who annihilates. (commutative algebra, of an element (or subset) of an R {\displaystyle R} -module M {\displaystyle M} ) That ideal of R {\displaystyle R} whose elements yield zero when multiplied by the given element (or; by the elements of the given subset) of M {\displaystyle M} . ==== Derived terms ==== annihilator method family annihilator ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [an.ni.(ɦ)ɪˈɫaː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [an.ni.kiˈlaː.tor] === Verb === annihilātor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of annihilō