DETERMINANTS

Noun

determinants

plural of determinant

Anagrams

• detrainments

Source: Wiktionary


DETERMINANT

De*ter"mi*nant, a. Etym: [L. determinans, p. pr. of determinare: cf. F. déterminant.]

Definition: Serving to determine or limit; determinative.

De*ter"mi*nant, n.

1. That which serves to determine; that which causes determination.

2. (Math.)

Definition: The sum of a series of products of several numbers, these products being formed according to certain specified laws; thus, the determinant of the nine numbers. a, b, c,a', b', c',a'\'b7, b'\'b7, c'\'b7, is a b' c'\'b7 -- a b'\'b7 c' + a' b'\'b7 c] -- a' b c'\'b7 + a'\'b7 b' c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers from which it is formed in a square between two vertical lines. The theory of determinants forms a very important branch of modern mathematics.

3. (Logic)

Definition: A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise. Abp. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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