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From: Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:18:23 +0000
Subject: Re: Python Newbie
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On 24 February 2013 21:35, Joshua Landau <joshua.landau.ws@gmail.com> wrote:
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> determinant = b**2 - 4*a*c

It's called the discriminant. A determinant is something altogether different.


Oscar