Fitting lemma
= Fitting lemma
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For an <endomorphism> $f$ of a finite-length <module> $M$, sufficiently large $n$ gives
$$
M=\ker(f^n)\oplus\operatorname{im}(f^n).
$$
If $M$ is indecomposable, every <endomorphism> is therefore either invertible or nilpotent, so its <endomorphism ring> is local.