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The determinant is only defined for square matrices.
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Is it true that the determinant is only defined for square matrices?
Yes. Standard mathematical definitions and reference texts confirm that the determinant is exclusively defined for square matrices.
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Wikipedia: Determinant. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Determinant
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Notes that determinants are defined for square matrices.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 17.03%3A C Determinants. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Combinatorics_and_Discrete_Mathematics/Applied_Discrete_Structures_(Doerr_and_Levasseur)/17%3A_Appendix/17.03%3A_C_-_Determinants
Explicitly states a determinant can be defined only if the matrix is square.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Mathematical Methods of Physics/Matrices. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Mathematical_Methods_of_Physics/Matrices
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