A matrix with two equal rows or columns has determinant zero, by the alternating property. More generally, linearly dependent rows or columns force determinant zero. Over fields of characteristic other than two, the equal-row case also follows because swapping them leaves the matrix unchanged while reversing the determinant's sign.
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