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KARL GAUSS
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I. (noun)
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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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Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)