n. pl. gauss or gauss·es Abbr. G The centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one maxwell per square centimeter. [After Karl Friedrich Gauss.] |
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German mathematician and astronomer known for his contributions to algebra, differential geometry, probability theory, and number theory. |
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