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Det |
Syntax |
Det(M:MAT) the resulting type depends on the entries of the matrix. |
Summary |
the determinant of a matrix |
Description |
This function returns the determinant of the matrix M. The resulting type depends on the types of the entries of the matrix. |
Example |
Use R ::= Q[x]; M := Mat([[x,x^2],[x,x^3]]); Det(M); x^4 - x^3 ------------------------------- Det(Mat([[1,2],[0,5]])); 5 ------------------------------- |
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