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\title{Musings on determinants and birds}
\author{Adam Ehlers Nyholm Thomsen}

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\section{Characters}
One of the most important determinants to calculate is the identity determinant $\det \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0\\ 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix} = 1$.  We see that the determinant manages to transform two $1$s into a single $1$.
This is part of the magic of determinants.  It somehow turns many numbers into a single.

\section{Birds}
A bird usually has lots of feathers and two wings, but at the same time is a single entity.

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