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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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meaning of 'elude' in this sentence

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Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing. Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem. Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded a group of people with more similar backgrounds and approaches

What would 'may have eluded' mean in this context?

Is it mean that the solution may have helped avoid a group with similar people?

  

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Hi, Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing. Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem. Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded a group of people with more similar backgrounds and approaches What would 'may have eluded' mean in this context?

— Clive

  • Hi, Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing.
  • Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem.
  • Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded a group of people with more similar backgrounds and approaches What would 'may have eluded' mean in this context?
  • Is it mean that the solution may have helped avoid a group with similar people?
  • The idea is that a team of people who were all similar would probably not have found a solution.
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Hi,

Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing. Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem. Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded
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Sorry I didn't notice that I wrote this topic twice.

Thanks for your answer Clive.
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