gaussian

IPA: gˈaʊsiʌn

Root Word: Gaussian

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.
(statistics) Normal.
Alternative letter-case form of Gaussian [(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.]

Examples of "gaussian" in Sentences

'gaussian' blur and set the 'gaussian radius' to its max which is 15.
The result will be a new gaussian income density curve, broader and flatter, but just as efficient.
With the grade inflation documented at any of the bond rating agencies, we might as well plot gaussian noise.
There is a countervailing trend to smear the left side of the density curve to the left, re-establishing a gaussian distribution.
There are some different flavors of random, such as gaussian or normally distributed, binomially distributed, Poisson distributed and the like.
I believe that I was sufficiently clear in my last post on why heredity causes a gaussian distribution in the expression of complex heritable characters.
Options markets have a volatility 'smile': the implied volatilities of the extremum strike prices are much higher than implied by gaussian distributions.
The self-reported height was skewed somewhere between one and two inches taller, but most dramatic was the 5'11 bin, which was about 25% smaller than what even the skewed gaussian would suggest.
If, among a population chosen at random, a degree of non-gaussian (i.e. non-bell-curve) nature is found in the distribution of IQ, it is evidence that you are dealing with not one race, but two or more.