deter

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deter

$\begin{usage} deter(a,p,r,d) \end{usage}$

Signature

deter: (M,Z $\to$ Z,Z,Z,Z) $\to$ R

where
Z == MachineInteger

$\begin{params} {\em a} & M & A matrix in REF form\\ {\em p} & \htmlref{\textt... ...mlref{\texttt{MachineInteger}}{MachineInteger} & The sign of p\\\end{params}$

$\begin{descr} {\em (a,p,r,d)} must be the representation of a REF computed by ... ...ang-versions. The determinant of the original matrix is returned.\end{descr}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13