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Torsion element. [′tȯr·shən ‚el·ə·mənt] (mathematics) A torsion element of an Abelian group G is an element of G with finite period. A torsion element of a module M over an entire, principal ring R is an element x in M for which there exists an element a in R such that a ≠ 0 and ax = 0.