ðə dɪtˈɜːmɪnənt kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ biː ɪvˈæljuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn fjˈuːɚ ðɐn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz baɪ ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ðə pɹˈɑːbləm tə mˈeɪtɹɪks mˌʌltɪplɪkˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt mˈoʊst sˈʌtʃ ˈælɡɚɹˌɪθəmz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt pɹˈæktɪkəl.
The determinant can also be evaluated in fewer than  operations by reducing the problem to matrix multiplication, but most such algorithms are not practical.