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Gaussian.

Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡaʊ.si.ən/

  1. Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

  2. Normal.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Gauss Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gaussian From Gauss + -ian.

noun/ˈɡaʊ.si.ən/

  1. Clipping of Gaussian function.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping

  2. The normal distribution.

  3. A holographic element, a fuzzy volume of a specified shape with view-direction dependent coloration.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Gauss Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gaussian From Gauss + -ian.

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