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What is determinant ?

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It's a quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square matrix which is according to a given rule.

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In mathematics, the determinant is a scalar value that is a function of the entries of a square matrix. It allows characterizing some properties of the matrix and the linear map represented by the matrix.

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