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ECHELON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ECHELON
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "ECHELON" which means:
- noun
- • Status in a society or organization
- • A body of troops arranged in a line
- • A diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset verb
- • To form troops into an echelon. adjective
- • Of a matrix: having undergone gaussian elimination with the result that the leading coefficient or pivot (that is, the first nonzero number from the left) of a nonzero row is to the right of the pivot of the row above it, giving rise to a stepped appearance in the matrix.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He quickly rose through the echelons of the corporate ladder."
- • "The military has different echelons of command."
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| The Guardian Cryptic13 Aug 2003 | Across 11 | |
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