Gauss symbol

noun

A floor function symbol

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Gauss sign

Meanings

noun

alternative Gauss' symbol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA floor function symbol

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Gauss sign

Origin

  1. Japaneseガウス記号
  2. 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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“Gauss symbol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gauss%20symbol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gauss symbol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gauss%20symbol.

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