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gauss

Noun

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gauss(n = noun.quantity) - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter;

has parts: microgauss

is a part of tesla

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);

is a kind of mathematician

Derived form adjective gaussian₁

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.]
Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician. [PJC]

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