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>MDETERM function returns the determinant of a given matrix. </P
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>If the @matrix does not contain equal number of columns and rows, MDETERM returns #VALUE! error. This function is Excel compatible. </P
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>Let us assume that A1, ..., A4 contain numbers 2, 3, 7, and 3, B1, ..., B4 4, 2, 4, and 1, C1, ..., C4 9, 4, 3, and 2, and D1, ..., D4 7, 3, 6, and 5.  Then.</P
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>MDETERM(A1:D4) equals 148.</P
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