Question

Which of the following is correct?
A. Determinant is a square matrix.
B. Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.
C. Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix. 

D. None of these

Answer 1

We know that to every square matrix, of order n. We can associate a number called the determinant of square matrix A, where element of A.Thus, the determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.
Hence, the correct answer is C.