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Using a many-body correlation function, we reveal a complex medium-range order: While for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2272 10 GPa, one finds tetrahedral, octahedral, and cubic symmetries, the structure at higher\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    s exhibits alternating cubic and octahedral particle arrangements. The\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    -dependence of the corresponding structural correlation length displays two distinct maxima, which permits to rationalize the anomalous compressibility of silica. The identified complex structural organization on intermediate range scales is the result of a pressure-and scale-dependent interplay between directional bonding, packing efficiency, and network stiffness. 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