Definition of Gaussian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability. "Gaussian distribution"

Partainyms: Gauss
Derivative terms: Gauss

Definition of Gaussian

1. Adjective. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to w:Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss. ¹

2. Adjective. (statistics) normal distribution Normal. ¹

3. Adjective. (alternative capitalization of Gaussian) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gaussian

1. due to the mathematician Gauss [adj]

Medical Definition of Gaussian

1. Relating to or described by Johann Gauss. See: gaussian curve. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaussian

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gauping
gaupped
gauppin
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gaussian (current term)
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gaussianities
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gauze
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gauze mat
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gauziest
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gauziness

Literary usage of Gaussian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"f It is there shown that if ¡л be the number of unknowns, and if the normal equations are solved by the gaussian method of elimination: ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1848)
"Third Report on the Calculation of the gaussian Constants for 1829. By A. ERMAN and H. PETERSEN. IN the last table of the 24 final equations corresponding ..."

3. Stochastic Orders and Decision Under Risk by Karl C. Mosler, Marco Scarsini (1991)
"Applications include the design problem for regression models with correlated gaussian errors and the information contained in additional observation ..."

4. An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics by Forest Ray Moulton (1914)
"112] OUTLINE OF THÉ gaussian METHOD. Fifth Step. The fifth and last step is to determine the elements of the orbit from the position and components of ..."

5. Topics in Statistical Dependence by Henry W. Block, Allan R. Sampson, Thomas H. Savits (1990)
"TIME SERIES MODELS FOR NON-gaussian PROCESSES BY HW BLOCK1, ... Furthermore, if the X(n)'s are gaussian with mean zero and absolutely continuous spectrum, ..."

6. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"Introduction The study of filtering of a stochastic process with a general gaussian noise was initiated in [8]. In case the system satisfies a stochastic ..."

7. Selected Proceedings of the Symposium on Estimating Functions by Ishwar V. Basawa, V. P. Godambe, Robert Lee Taylor (1997)
"Institute of Mathematical Statistics LECTURE NOTES — MONOGRAPH SERIES Optimal Estimating Equations for State Vectors in Non-gaussian and Nonlinear State ..."

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