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a) Having the capacity to develop into only one type of cell or tissueb) Having a single idempotent element
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unipotent — yüˈnipəd.ənt adjective Etymology: uni + potent : having power in one way only; especially : capable of developing only in one direction or to one end product unipotent cells … Useful english dictionary
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unipotent — /yooh nip euh teuhnt/, adj. Biol. (of cells) capable of developing into only one type of cell or tissue. [UNI + POTENT] * * * … Universalium
unipotent — adj. developing into one type of cell or tissue (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
unipotent — unip·o·tent … English syllables
Deligne–Lusztig theory — In mathematics, Deligne–Lusztig theory is a way of constructing linear representations of finite groups of Lie type using ℓ adic cohomology with compact support, introduced by Deligne Lusztig (1976). Lusztig (1984) used these representations to… … Wikipedia
Ratner's theorems — In mathematics, Ratner s theorems is a group of major theorems in ergodic theory concerning unipotent flows on homogeneous spaces proved by Marina Ratner around 1990. The study of the dynamics of unipotent flows played decisive role in the proof… … Wikipedia
