Make a matrix from an Array?

[mariaudmitrieva]

I have this code:

n=Input[];
Array[mat,{n,n}];
For[i = 1, i < n+1, i++,
	For[j = 1, j < n+1, j++,
		mat[i,j]=0;
	]
]
d=Det[mat];
Print[d];

And when I input “2”, the result is 1, which can’t be true.
Is there something with an Array being a matrix?

[gianlucagorni]

Your mat is the head of the array. The array itself is Array[mat,{n,n}]:

n = Input[];
myArray = Array[mat, {n, n}];
For[i = 1, i < n + 1, i++, 
 For[j = 1, j < n + 1, j++, mat[i, j] = 0;]]
d = Det[myArray]

[murray (Murray Eisenberg)]

If I understand what you’re trying to accomplish, which is to create a square zero-matrix, then the following does what you want:

      n = Input[];
      mat = ConstantArray[0, {n, n}];
      Det[mat]
(* 0 *)

There’s no earthly reason to use a Fortran-like (or Matlab-like) do loop.

Moreover, if you’re filling the matrix with 0’s, you would surely already know its determinant will be 0,

[brymer2012 (Bo Brymer)]

d_j^n2=Input [{n,d_d} ]; array=[mat,{n,n_d^d}]; For[i = 1, i < n+1, i++, For[j = 1, j < n+1, j++, mat[i,j]=0; ] ] d=Det[mat,{n,n}]; Print[d];