Laplace expansion
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Pierre-Simon Laplace.
Noun
editLaplace expansion (plural Laplace expansions)
- (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).
- Synonym: cofactor expansion