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To understand determinants, you must first know about permutations.
  
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If D = {1, 2,....,n} a set of integers from 1 to n in ascending order, then a permutation is the rearrangement of an integer in D.
  
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If D = {6, 7, 8, 9}, then 7689 would be a permutation of D. &nbsp;This corresponds to the function f: D→ D defined by
  
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MA 265 Chapter 3 Sections 3.1-3.2

By: Daniel Ford

What are determinants?

To understand determinants, you must first know about permutations.

If D = {1, 2,....,n} a set of integers from 1 to n in ascending order, then a permutation is the rearrangement of an integer in D.

Example:

If D = {6, 7, 8, 9}, then 7689 would be a permutation of D.  This corresponds to the function f: D→ D defined by

        {{f(1) = 6 f(2) = 7 f(3) = 8 f(4) = 9}}




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