Assertion: matrix's determinant | /r/HasProperty | scalar
Facets:
value: in linear algebra
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: You may multiply or divide a matrix by a scalar (real number) and the determinant is a scalar.
text: In linear algebra, the determinant is a scalar value that can be computed from the elements of a square matrix and encodes certain properties of the linear transformation described by the matrix.
text: By the way, the calculator won't find the transpose of a determinant because the determinant is a scalar (real number) and the calculator only knows how to find the transpose of a matrix.
text: As determinants are scalars, and scalars commute, one has thus