---
name: "determ"
section: "3m"
platform: "linux"
package: "iraf"
version: "2.11.3-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/determ"
---

# determ(3m)

## NAME

determ

## DESCRIPTION

function determ.f

source\
   Bevington, page 294.

purpose\
   calculate the determinant of a square matrix

usage \
   result = determ (array, norder)

description of parameters\
   array  - matrix\
   norder - order of determinant (degree of matrix)

subroutines and function subprograms required \
   none

comments\
   this subprogram destroys the input matrix array\
   valid for norder up to 10