determinant calculates the determinant (or its logarithm) of a matrix
Usage
## S3 method for class 'Matrix':
determinant(x, logarithm = TRUE, ...)
Arguments
x
numeric matrix.
logarithm
logical.
When TRUE, the default, the logarithm of the
determinant is returned.
When FALSE, the determinant of
x is returned.
...
further arguments passed to or from other methods.
Value
determinant return a list with two elements
modulus
{a numeric value. The modulus (absolute value) of
the determinant or the logarithm of the modulus. The value
of the logarithm argument is included as an
attribute.}
signa numeric value, which is $\pm 1$
according to whether the determinant is positive or negative.
Details
determinant is a generic function with special methods for different types
of matrices or decompositions.
Use methods("determinant") to list all the methods for the
determinant generic.