GAUSS - Definition

Pronunciation:		gaws, gaws
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [n] a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

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	Synonyms:	Karl Friedrich Gauss, Karl Gauss

	See Also:	flux density unit, mathematician, microgauss, tesla

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.] (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.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	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.