3 definitions
for Gauss
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German
mathematician.]
1. (Elec.) 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.]
2. Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
gauss
n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per
square centimeter
2: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and
who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and
astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: Karl Gauss, Karl
Friedrich Gauss]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
Gauss
1. Carl Friedrich Gauss
2. Gaussian distribution.
See normal distribution.
3. The unit of magnetic field strength. 1 gauss = 1
Maxwell / cm^2.
A good loudspeaker coil magnet flux density is of the order of
10 000 gauss.
(1995-03-18)
