KARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS

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Meaning:

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 Friedrich Gauss; Karl Gauss

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

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