gauss

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]

English

Etymology

Named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist.

Pronunciation

Noun

gauss

1. The unit of magnetic field strength in cgs systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.

Translations

• Spanish: gauss

Gauss may refer to:

• Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist
  • List of topics named after Carl Friedrich Gauss
• Gauss (ship), a German research ship
• Gauss (unit), a unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic induction
• Gauss (crater), a crater on the moon
• GAUSS (software), a software package
• Gauss Gun, a type of magnetic gun.
• Gauss Law

Other people named Gauss

• Christian Gauss, literary critic
• Ernst Gauss aka Germar Rudolf, German chemist and Holocaust denier

See also

• List of topics named after Carl Friedrich Gauss