Question -
Answer -
A. Determinant is a square matrix.
B. Determinant is a number associated to amatrix.
C. Determinant is a number associated to asquare matrix.
D. None of these
Solution
We know that to everysquare matrix, 
of order n. We canassociate a number called the determinant of square matrix A,where 
element of A.
Thus, the determinant isa number associated to a square matrix.
Hence, the correctanswer is C.