Usually means: Determinant square root for skew-symmetric.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Pfaffian)

noun:  (mathematics) The determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix, capable of being written as the square of a polynomial in the matrix entries.
noun:  (historical) A member of a circle of artists that met at Pfaff's, a restaurant on Broadway.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of Pfaffian [(mathematics) The determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix, capable of being written as the square of a polynomial in the matrix entries.]

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