Definition: | for an ordered set of n vectors in an n-dimensional space with a given base, scalar attributed to this set by the unique multilinear form taking the value 0 when the vectors are linearly dependent and the value 1 for the base vectors Note 1 to entry: When the coordinates of the n vectors U1,U2,…,Un are arranged as columns or rows of an n×n matrix, the determinant of the vectors is equal to the determinant of the matrix: det (U1,U2,…,Un)=|U11U12⋯U1nU21U22⋯U2n⋮⋮⋱⋮Un1Un2⋯Unn| Note 2 to entry: According to the sign of the determinant, the set of vectors and the given base have the same orientation or opposite orientations. Note 3 to entry: For the three-dimensional Euclidean space, the determinant of three vectors is the scalar triple product of the vectors.
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