Cryptic crossword clue
Article on Turkey reckons without rising exchanges

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word TRANSPOSES

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What does TRANSPOSES mean?

TRANSPOSES noun
  1. (adjective) In matrix mathematics, the resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
TRANSPOSES noun
  1. In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

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