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Syntax:
MDETERM(Array)
Description:
Returns the determinant of a square matrix.
Array is a cell range or array containing the matrix to be evaluated. It must contain numeric values only. Its number of rows has to equal its number of columns.
Example:
MDETERM({9,8,8; 2,4,6; 1,2,1}) returns -40
See also:
Section Working with arrays, MINVERSE, MMULT, MSOLVE, TRANSPOSE