: the unit of magnetic field strength in the centimeter-gram-second system
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The maximum energy product of a magnet is often measured in units of millions of gauss oersteds, or MGOe.
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George Hadjipanayis, IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2011
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George Hadjipanayis, IEEE Spectrum, 22 July 2011
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oersted
noun
oer·sted
ˈər-stəd 
: the cgs unit of magnetic field strength equal to the intensity of a magnetic field in a vacuum in which a unit magnetic pole experiences a mechanical force of one dyne in the direction of the field
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