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However, their ranges can be obtained by using correct investigation methods. The uncertain elements and coefficients are grey and their ranges are number\u2010covered sets. On the basis of the results of Li and Wang, the paper systematically proposes the definition system of grey determinant and <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> grey linear equations, and utilizes the computational rules of grey determinant to solve the <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> grey equations with <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> grey linear equations. Some numerical examples are computed to illustrate the results in this paper.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results show that the ranges of grey value of grey determinant and grey solutions of grey equations with <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> grey linear equations can be obtained by using computational rules proposed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Because the determinant and the linear equations have been widely used in many fields such as system controlling, economic analysis and social management, and the missing information is a general phenomenon for complex systems, grey determinant and grey linear equations may have great potential application in the real world. The method realizes the feasibility of system analysis under uncertain situations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>The paper succeeds in providing systematic results of computation of uncertain determinant and <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> linear equations by using grey systems theory and enriches the contents of grey mathematics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/20439371211273258","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,10,22]],"date-time":"2012-10-22T12:34:23Z","timestamp":1350909263000},"page":"359-384","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The definition system and computational rule of grey determinant and its application to <i>n<\/i> grey equations with <i>n<\/i> grey linear equations"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Qiao\u2010Xing","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Nai\u2010Ang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Shi\u2010Cheng","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012319471271000_b1","unstructured":"Alefeid, G. and Herzberger, J. 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