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1<!-- Note: This file is automatically generated from source code comments. Changes made in this file will be overridden. -->
2
3# Function det
4
5Calculate the determinant of a matrix.
6
7
8## Syntax
9
10```js
11math.det(x)
12```
13
14### Parameters
15
16Parameter | Type | Description
17--------- | ---- | -----------
18`x` | Array &#124; Matrix | A matrix
19
20### Returns
21
22Type | Description
23---- | -----------
24number | The determinant of `x`
25
26
27## Examples
28
29```js
30math.det([[1, 2], [3, 4]]) // returns -2
31
32const A = [
33  [-2, 2, 3],
34  [-1, 1, 3],
35  [2, 0, -1]
36]
37math.det(A) // returns 6
38```
39
40
41## See also
42
43[inv](inv.md)

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2
3	`# Function det`
4
5	`Calculate the determinant of a matrix.`
6
7
8	`## Syntax`
9
10	```js
11	`math.det(x)`
12	```
13
14	`### Parameters`
15
16	`Parameter \| Type \| Description`
17	`--------- \| ---- \| -----------`
18	`x` \| Array \| Matrix \| A matrix
19
20	`### Returns`
21
22	`Type \| Description`
23	`---- \| -----------`
24	number \| The determinant of `x`
25
26
27	`## Examples`
28
29	```js
30	`math.det([[1, 2], [3, 4]]) // returns -2`
31
32	`const A = [`
33	`[-2, 2, 3],`
34	`[-1, 1, 3],`
35	`[2, 0, -1]`
36	`]`
37	`math.det(A) // returns 6`
38	```
39
40
41	`## See also`
42
43	`[inv](inv.md)`