Gaussian

adj, noun — 4 senses

Gaussian

adj

/ˈɡaʊ.si.ən/

Etymology From Gauss + -ian.

1

Mathematics, Sciences Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

  • The problem of inversion of the mgf/chf of a sum of lognormals to obtain the CDF/pdf is considered with special reference to methods related to Post Widder technique, Gaussian quadrature and the Fourier series method.2016, N B Chakrabarti, “A Note on a Sum of Lognormals”, in arXiv:
2

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Normal.

  • The criterion for positivity was determined for each antigen of each species applying a mixture model to the PP data which assumed two inherent Gaussian distributions: a narrow distribution or seronegatives, and a broader distribution of seropositives.2015 September 11, “Hotspots of Malaria Transmission in the Peruvian Amazon: Rapid Assessment through a Parasitological and Serological Survey”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Derived terms
Gaussian beam, Gaussian curvature, Gaussian curve, Gaussian distribution, Gaussian elimination, Gaussian function, Gaussian integer, Gaussianity, Gaussianization, Gaussianize, Gaussian moat, Gaussian prime
Related terms
Bayesian, Laplacean, Laplacian

Gaussian

noun

Etymology From Gauss + -ian.

1

Mathematics, Sciences Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of Gaussian function.

  • These conditions provide a framework which encompasses some notable approximation kernels including splines, so-called cardinal functions, and many radial basis functions such as the Gaussians and general multiquadrics.2016, Keaton Hamm, Jeff Ledford, “Regular Families of Kernels for Nonlinear Approximation”, in arXiv:
2

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics The normal distribution.

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