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gauss
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gauss has 2 senses
- gauss(n = noun.quantity) Array - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter; Array is a kind of flux density unit
- gauss(n = noun.person) karl friedrich gauss, karl gauss - German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855); Array is a kind of mathematician
has parts: microgauss
is a part of tesla
Derived form adjective gaussian1
CIDE DICTIONARY
gauss, n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss , a German mathematician.].
- The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900; sometimes used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field. It was previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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Karl F. , a German mathematician. [PJC]Gauss
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gauss, n. (pl. same or gausses) a unit of magnetic induction, equal to one ten-thousandth of a tesla.
Usage
Abbr.: G.
Etymology
K. Gauss, Ger. mathematician d. 1855
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