 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

For a <skew-symmetric matrix>, $M^T=-M$. Invariance of the <determinant> under <transpose> gives
$$
\boxed{\det M=\det M^T=\det(-M)=(-1)^n\det M.}
$$
For odd $n$, $2\det M=0$, so \b[$\det M=0$] over the real or complex numbers.

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