det

Contents: Description, Arguments, Usage, Examples, Sub-Functions, Related Functions, Source Supported Under Version: >1.00 Current .dvrc Version: 1.29 Description Calculates determinant of input matrix Arguments and Return Values Parameters: A square matrix (dimensions [n, n, 1]) Return Value: A double-precision value specifying the determinant of the input Usage Syntax: det(matrix) Note that, due to roundoff error, the calculated determinant of a singular matrix may not be exactly zero. When det() is entered without any arguments, it prints its description, as shown below. Examples dv> det() Returns determinant of a square matrix Returned value is double precision S.Marshall 11-11-2010 dv> a = create(3,3, start=1) 3x3x1 array of int, bsq format [36 bytes] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 dv> det(a) 6.66134e-16 dv> a = cat(1//2//3, 1//4//9, 1//8//27, axis=y) 3x3x1 array of int, bsq format [36 bytes] 1 2 3 1 4 9 1 8 27 dv> det(a) 12.0000

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