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nounA floor function symbol
Origin
- Japaneseガウス記号
- EnglishGauss symbol
Calque of Japanese ガウス記号 (Gausu kigō). Named after German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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Gauss symbol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gauss%20symbol
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