Gauss

Definition of Gauss

Pronunciation: gous

n.	1.	(Elec.) The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900; sometimes used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field. It was previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force.
	2.	Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.

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