Karl Friedrich Gauss

Definitions of Karl Friedrich Gauss
  1. noun
    German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)
    synonyms: Gauss, Karl Gauss
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    mathematician
    a person skilled in mathematics
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