gaussian

Relating to or described by the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss; typically used in mathematics and statistics to describe a normal distribution or related concepts.

• 🇩🇪Bezieht sich auf den Mathematiker Carl Friedrich Gauß oder auf von ihm beschriebene Konzepte; wird meist in Mathematik und Statistik für die Normalverteilung oder verwandte Begriffe verwendet.

1. Relating to Carl Friedrich Gauss or his theories C1 formal scientific

   Describing concepts, distributions, functions, or methods named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, used in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and probability.

   • The Gaussian distribution is fundamental in statistics.
   • Gaussian elimination is a standard algorithm for solving linear equations.
   • He studied Gaussian optics in the physics course.
   • The Gaussian function appears in signal processing.

   🇩🇪Gaußsch

2. Specifically the normal distribution C1 formal technical

   Used as a shorthand for the normal distribution or its properties in probability theory and statistics.

   • The data fit a Gaussian model well.
   • Gaussian processes are popular in machine learning.
   • We assume the errors are Gaussian with zero mean.
   • The central limit theorem implies Gaussian behavior for large samples.

   🇩🇪Normalverteilung

   Synonyme: normal

• more gaussian comparative form
• most gaussian superlative form