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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gauss \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gauss n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter 2: 1777-1855 [syn: {Gauss}, {Carl Friedrich Gauss}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Gauss 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. (1995-03-18)
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