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<B>MINOR</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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<em>minor</em>(&lt;matrix&gt;,&lt;r&gt;,&lt;c&gt;) 
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&lt;matrix&gt; :- a 
<A HREF=r37_0345.html>matrix</A>. 
&lt;r&gt;,&lt;c&gt; :- positive integers. 
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<em>minor</em>computes the (&lt;r&gt;,&lt;c&gt;)'th minor of &lt;matrix&gt;. 
This is created by removing the &lt;r&gt;'th row and the &lt;c&gt;'th 
column from &lt;matrix&gt;. 
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minor(A,1,3); 

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</TT></PRE><P>Related functions: 

<A HREF=r37_0608.html>remove_columns</A>, 
<A HREF=r37_0609.html>remove_rows</A>. 
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