echelons (0 synonym found)

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Definition of echelons:

(n) : A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
(n) : (military) A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.
(n) : (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
(v) : (transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.
(adj) : (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.
(n) : An international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.

Definition of echelons:

(n) : A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
(n) : (military) A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.
(n) : (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
(v) : (transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.
(adj) : (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.
(n) : An international SIGINT network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.

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