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
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