What is MDETERM Function in Excel?
The MDETERM function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It Returns the matrix determinant of an array.
We can find this function in Math & trig category of insert function Tab.
How to use MDETERM function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )
2. Click on fx icon (or press shift+F3)
3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions
4. Select math and trig category
5. Select MDETERM function
6. Then select ok
7. In the function arguments Tab you will see MDETERM function
8. Array is a numeric array with an equal number of rows and columns, either a cell range or an array constant
9. You will see results in the formula result section
Examples of MDETERM function in Excel
Example 1:
How to use MDETERM function in excel
You can see examples of MDETERM function below:
mdeterm(A2,B3) ----->>>>answer is -2
mdeterm(A3,B4) ----->>>>answer is 0
mdeterm(A4,B5) ----->>>>answer is 2
mdeterm(A5,B6) ----->>>>answer is -4
What is the purpose of MDETERM function?
It Returns the matrix determinant of an array.
What is the Return value of MDETERM function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does MDETERM function have?
This function has just 1 Argument.
The argument of MDETERM function is number.
Array is a numeric array with an equal number of rows and columns, either a cell range or an array constant.
The argument of MDETERM function is required and not optional.
MDETERM(number) = number
Which version of excel supports MDETERM function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
