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determinant
noun de·ter·mi·nant \di-ˈtər-mə-nənt\
: a thing that controls or influences what happens
Full Definition of DETERMINANT
1
: an element that identifies or determines the nature of something or that fixes or conditions an outcome
2
: a square array of numbers bordered on the left and right by a vertical line and having a value equal to the algebraic sum of all possible products where the number of factors in each product is the same as the number of rows or columns, each factor in a given product is taken from a different row and column, and the sign of a product is positive or negative depending upon whether the number of permutations necessary to place the indices representing each factor's position in its row or column in the order of the natural numbers is odd or even
3
: gene
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determinant
noun de·ter·mi·nant \di-ˈtərm-(ə-)nənt\
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