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Syntax:

MDETERM(Array)

Description:

This 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 and be square, i.e., have the same number of rows and columns.

Example:

MDETERM({9,8,8; 2,4,6; 1,2,1}) returns -40

See also:

Section Working with arrays, MINVERSE, MMULT, MSOLVE, TRANSPOSE