determinant — meaning in English

English meaning

• determinant noun A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.

Senses

determinant is used for these senses in English:

• determinant (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.

determinant — full definition

1. noun A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
2. noun 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.
3. noun A substance that causes a cell to adopt a particular fate.
4. noun Something that causes a nuclease to cut at a specified point