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# numpy.linalg.det

`numpy.linalg.``det`(a)

  Compute the determinant of an array.

  Parameters: | a : (..., M, M) array_like Input array to compute determinants for.
  Returns: | det : (...) array_like Determinant of a.

  See also

  `slogdet`
    Another way to representing the determinant, more suitable for large matrices where underflow/overflow may occur.

  Notes

  Broadcasting rules apply, see the `numpy.linalg` documentation for details.

  The determinant is computed via LU factorization using the LAPACK routine z/dgetrf.

  Examples

  The determinant of a 2-D array [[a, b], [c, d]] is ad - bc:

      >>> a = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
      >>> np.linalg.det(a)
      -2.0

  Computing determinants for a stack of matrices:

      >>> a = np.array([ [[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[1, 2], [2, 1]], [[1, 3], [3, 1]] ])
      >>> a.shape
      (2, 2, 2
      >>> np.linalg.det(a)
      array([-2., -3., -8.])