DETERMINANT :: Determinant of a Matrix

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Function: determinant (M)

• Returns the determinant of the matrix M.

Example:

(%i) determinant( matrix( [1,2], [2,1] ) );
(%o) -3

(%i) determinant( matrix( [a,b], [c,d] ) );
(%o) a*d-b*c

(%i) determinant( matrix( [a,b,c],[d,e,f],[g,h,i] ) );
(%o) a*(e*i-f*h)-b*(d*i-f*g)+c*(d*h-e*g)

See Also ...

• OCTAVE :: DET...Determinant of a Square Matrix
• R :: DET... Calculate the Determinant of a Matrix

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