Gauss

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gauss
    n 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: {Gauss}, {Karl
       Gauss}, {Karl Friedrich Gauss}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German
   mathematician.]
   1. (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.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.
      [PJC]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Gauss

   1. <person> {Carl Friedrich Gauss}.

   2. <statistics> Gaussian distribution.

   See {normal distribution}.

   3. <unit> The unit of magnetic field strength. 1 gauss = 1
   Maxwell / cm^2.

   A good loudspeaker coil magnet flux density is of the order of
   10000 gauss.

   4. <language> A powerful {matrix} programming language by
   {Aptech Systems}.  Gauss is very popular with econometricians.

   (http://rhkoning.xs4all.nl/gauss/index.htm).

   (2003-10-25)