"Laplace expansion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Laplace expansions [plural]
Etymology: Named after Pierre-Simon Laplace. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Laplace expansion (plural Laplace expansions)
  1. (mathematics) An expression for the determinant |B| of an n × n matrix B that is a weighted sum of the determinants of n submatrices (or minors) of B, each of size (n − 1) × (n − 1). Wikipedia link: Laplace expansion, Pierre-Simon Laplace Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: cofactor expansion
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