Laplace expansion

English

Etymology

Named after Pierre-Simon Laplace.

Noun

Laplace expansion (plural Laplace expansions)

1. (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