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Determinant
Meaning
Noun
●
A
determining
factor
; an
element
that
determines
the
nature
of something.
●
In Linear algebra:
A
scalar
that
encodes
certain
characteristics
of a given
transformation matrix
; the
unique
scalar function
over square
matrices
which is
distributive
over
matrix
multiplication
,
multilinear
in the
rows
and
columns
, and
takes
the value 1 for the
unit matrix
;
abbreviated
as: det.
●
In Biology:
A
substance
that
causes
a cell to
adopt
a particular fate.
●
In Genetics:
Something that
causes
a
nuclease
to
cut
at a
specified
point
Adj
●
Serving to
determine
or
limit
; determinative.
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