Etymology

gauss

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Today it means: The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla. Full definition →

German Gauß
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gauss · noun1

Named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist.

Gauss · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromGauß
  2. English todayGauss

From German Gauß, which was then spelt as Gauſs or Gauss in Antiqua.

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