[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1402: Provide a function to compute the log-determinant

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#1402: Provide a function to compute the log-determinant
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 Reporter:  njs           |       Owner:  somebody    
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:              
Component:  numpy.linalg  |     Version:              
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Comment(by david.warde-farley):

 If it's an array, I rescind my objection to the inplace log. Could be
 worth it especially for big matrices, and it's

 As for naming, I agree that logsigndet is a bit long. I kind of like
 `logdet` and `slogdet` or `logdets` for the version that returns the sign,
 kind of like `eigh` is a special kind of `eig`.

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