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Gaussian

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Gaussian (adjective)
  2. Gaussian curvature (noun)
  3. Gaussian curve (noun)
  4. Gaussian distribution (noun)
  5. Gaussian integer (noun)

Gauss·ian

adj \ˈgau̇-sē-ən\

Definition of GAUSSIAN

: being or having the shape of a normal curve or a normal distribution

Origin of GAUSSIAN

Karl F. Gauss
First Known Use: 1905

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