ECHELON
/ˈeɪ-/
12
Scrabble
14
WWF
E(1) C(3) H(4) E(1) L(1) O(1) N(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈeɪ-/
noun
- A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
- A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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