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gauss [gaʊs] n pl gauss (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the cgs unit of magnetic flux density; the flux density that will induce an emf of 1 abvolt (10-8 volt) per centimetre in a wire moving across the field at a velocity of 1 centimetre per second. 1 gauss is equivalent to 10-4 tesla [after Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician] Gauss (German) [gaus] n (Biographies / Gauss, Karl Friedrich (1777-1855) M, German, SCIENCE: mathematician) Karl Friedrich (karl ˈfriːdrɪç). 1777-1855, German mathematician: developed the theory of numbers and applied mathematics to astronomy, electricity and magnetism, and geodesy Gaussian [ˈgaʊsɪən] adj
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