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gauss¹

  • /ɡaʊs/

Where it comes from

Named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist.

noun gausses · gauss

  1. The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.

Gauss²

  • /ɡaʊs/

Where it comes from

From German Gauß, which was then spelt as Gauſs or Gauss in Antiqua.

proper noun

  1. A surname, most commonly referring to German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855).

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noun unit of magnetic field strength

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"gauss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gauss. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gauss. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gauss

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"gauss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gauss.

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@misc{gauss_2026,
  title = {gauss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gauss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}