The determinant is normalized by $\det I=1$ and obeys three row-operation rules: swapping rows multiplies it by $-1$; scaling one row by $c$ multiplies it by $c$; adding a multiple of another row leaves it unchanged. These rules compute determinants through elimination. They also show that singular matrices have determinant zero.
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