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Echelon
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Meaning
Noun
●
A level or
rank
in an organization,
profession
, or society.
●
In Cycling:
A
line
of
riders
seeking
maximum
drafting
in a
crosswind
,
resulting
in a
diagonal
line
across the road.
●
In Military:
A
formation
of
troops
,
ships
, etc; in
diagonal
parallel
rows.
Verb
●
In Military:
To form
troops
into an echelon.
Adj
●
In Linear algebra:
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
.
Name
●
An international SIGINT network to
monitor
and
gather
intelligence
from
satellite
trunk
communications.
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Origin
echelon
English
échelon
French
échelle
French
eschale
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
scala
Latin
scando
Latin
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Etym
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