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gaussian

/ˈɡaʊ.si.ən/

gaussian is the alternative letter-case form of Gaussian.

Adjective capitalized: Gaussian

Gaussian (comparative more Gaussian, superlative most Gaussian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.
    • The problem of inversion of the mgf/chf of a sum of lognormals to obtain the CDF/pdf is considered with special reference to methods related to Post Widder technique, Gaussian quadrature and the Fourier series method.2016, N B Chakrabarti, “A Note on a Sum of Lognormals”, in arXiv
  2. Normal.
    • The criterion for positivity was determined for each antigen of each species applying a mixture model to the PP data which assumed two inherent Gaussian distributions: a narrow distribution or seronegatives, and a broader distribution of seropositives.2015 September 11, “Hotspots of Malaria Transmission in the Peruvian Amazon: Rapid Assessment through a Parasitological and Serological Survey”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun capitalized: Gaussian

Gaussian (plural Gaussians)

  1. (abbreviation, clipping) Clipping of Gaussian function.
    • These conditions provide a framework which encompasses some notable approximation kernels including splines, so-called cardinal functions, and many radial basis functions such as the Gaussians and general multiquadrics.2016, Keaton Hamm, Jeff Ledford, “Regular Families of Kernels for Nonlinear Approximation”, in arXiv
  2. The normal distribution.
  3. A holographic element, a fuzzy volume of a specified shape with view-direction dependent coloration.

Forms of gaussian

Adjective
comparativemore gaussian
superlativemost gaussian
comparativemore Gaussian
superlativemost Gaussian
alternative formGaußian
Noun
pluralGaussians

Origin of gaussian

From Gauss + -ian.

Words formed from gaussian

Phrases with gaussian

Questions about gaussian

What does gaussian mean?
Gaussian means of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.
What is gaussian the alternative letter-case form of?
Gaussian is the alternative letter-case form of Gaussian.
What part of speech is gaussian?
Gaussian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce gaussian?
Gaussian is pronounced /ˈɡaʊ.si.ən/.

Words near gaussian in the dictionary

  1. gaussage
  2. gaussages
  3. Gaussberg
  4. gaussbergite
  5. gausses
  6. gaussian
  7. Gaussian beam
  8. Gaussian beams
  9. Gaussian curvature
  10. Gaussian curvatures
  11. Gaussian curve

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