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scipy.linalg.det

scipy.linalg.det(a, overwrite_a=False)

Compute the determinant of a matrix

Parameters :

a : array, shape (M, M)

Returns :

det : float or complex

Determinant of a

Notes

The determinant is computed via LU factorization, LAPACK routine z/dgetrf.