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adj
Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adj
Normal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Gaussian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Clipping of Gaussian function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
The normal distribution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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adjective
of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English Gauss Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gaussian From Gauss + -ian.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
