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Question 16:
Which of the following is correct?
A. Determinant is a square matrix.
B. Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.
C. Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.
D. None of these
C
We know that to every square matrix, 
of order n. We can associate a number called the determinant of square matrix A, where 
element of A.
Thus, the determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.
Hence, the correct answer is C.
