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The '''minor <math>M_{i,j}(\mathbf{A})</math>''' of an n-by-n square matrix <math>\mathbf{A}</math> is the determinant of a smaller square matrix obtained by removing the row <math>i</math> and the column <math>j</math> from <math>\mathbf{A}</math>.<br/><br/> | The '''minor <math>M_{i,j}(\mathbf{A})</math>''' of an n-by-n square matrix <math>\mathbf{A}</math> is the determinant of a smaller square matrix obtained by removing the row <math>i</math> and the column <math>j</math> from <math>\mathbf{A}</math>.<br/><br/> | ||
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The minor 
of an n-by-n square matrix 
is the determinant of a smaller square matrix obtained by removing the row 
and the column 
from .
Multiplying the minor with 
results in the cofactor 
:
 Example: Minors and cofactors
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![\mathbf{A}_e =
\left[\begin{array}{cccc}
1 & 2 & 0 & 0\\
3 & 0 & 1 & 1\\
0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\
0 & 0 & 2 & 1
\end{array}\right]](/wiki/robotics/images/math/a/3/8/a386cb4eac26aca26ac89fd336061a0e.png)
and 
for example are defined as
