l’X
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l’X is the traditional nickname of École Polytechnique, France’s elite engineering grande école renowned for its rigorous scientific education and prestigious alumni.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | engineering grande école ⓘ |
| associatedAlumniDemonym |
X alumni
ⓘ
polytechniciens ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline |
economics and social sciences
ⓘ
engineering sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| associatedInstitutionType |
grande école
ⓘ
public institution of higher education ⓘ |
| associatedSelectionProcess | concours d’entrée de l’École Polytechnique ⓘ |
| associatedStatus | military-status students (élèves polytechniciens) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
elite engineering education
ⓘ
prestigious alumni network ⓘ rigorous scientific education ⓘ |
| connotation |
academic excellence
ⓘ
scientific rigor ⓘ selective admission ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRole | emblem of French meritocratic education ⓘ |
| denotes | École Polytechnique campus and community ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
doctoral
ⓘ
graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from the letter X used as a symbol for École Polytechnique ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
French grandes écoles system
ⓘ
engineering education ⓘ higher education ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | X ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
producing leaders in government
ⓘ
producing leaders in industry ⓘ producing leading scientists ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith |
Polytechnic universities outside France
ⓘ
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ
surface form:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
|
| refersTo | École Polytechnique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French preparatory classes (classes préparatoires)
ⓘ
competitive entrance examinations ⓘ |
| shortNameFor | École Polytechnique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
French scientific elite
ⓘ
state-trained engineers in France ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French media
ⓘ
French public ⓘ alumni of École Polytechnique ⓘ students of École Polytechnique ⓘ |
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