gauss has definitions from the fields of physics,mathematics,astronomy
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[ noun ] (physics) a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The lines are asymmetric and over the range of field **f gauss and temperature **f the asymmetry increases with increasing **f and decreasing T .

The value of **f estimated at 470 gauss was **f microseconds .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31976
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[ noun ] (physics,mathematics,astronomy) German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)

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mathematician astronomer

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