Definition:Vandermonde Determinant/Formulation 2

Definition
The Vandermonde determinant of order $n$ is the determinant defined as:


 * $V_n = \begin {vmatrix}

x_1 & {x_1}^2 & \cdots &  {x_1}^n \\ x_2 & {x_2}^2 & \cdots &  {x_2}^n \\ \vdots & \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ x_n & {x_n}^2 & \cdots &  {x_n}^n \end{vmatrix}$

Also see

 * Value of Vandermonde Determinant