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noun

(1) German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)

(2) A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

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Etymology

Named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist.

Noun

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