det

det f -- returns the determinant of the matrix or table f. 

     i1 = R = ZZ/101[a..d]
     
     o1 = R
     
     o1 : PolynomialRing
     
     i2 = p = matrix {{a,b},{c,d}}
     
     o2 = | a b |
          | c d |
     
                  2       2
     o2 : Matrix R  <--- R
     
     i3 = det p
     
     o3 = - b c + a d
     
     o3 : R

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