determinant!

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determinant!

$\begin{usage} determinant!(a,n,p) \end{usage}$

Signature

determinant!: (PrimitiveArray PrimitiveArray Z,Z,Z) $\to$ Z

where
Z == MachineInteger

$\begin{params} {\em a} & \htmlref{\texttt{PrimitiveArray}}{PrimitiveArray} \ht... ... & \htmlref{\texttt{MachineInteger}}{MachineInteger} & a prime\\\end{params}$

$\begin{retval} Returns the determinant of {\em a} over ${\mathbbm Z}/p{\mathbbm Z}$. \end{retval}$

$\begin{remarks} Does not make a copy of $a$, but performs all the computations in--place, modifying the entries of $a$. \end{remarks}$

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13