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KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS
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• KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS (noun)
The noun KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS has 1 sense:
1. German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)
Familiarity information: KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gauss; Karl Friedrich Gauss; Karl Gauss
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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