Gaussian
adjective
Gauss·ian
ˈgau̇-sē-ən 
: being or having the shape of a normal curve or a normal distribution
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Niantic has also partnered with Snap on the latest generation of Spectacles to enable its Peridot virtual pet, and to use Gaussian splats to create 3-D objects with a simple scan using technology from Scaniverse.
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Anshel Sag, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Say, for instance, that the Gaussian curvature is positive at every point on a two-dimensional manifold.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2024
In this paper, a two-dimensional Gaussian skin colour model is employed in a particular way to identify a breast but not a hand.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
With Gaussian integers, the whole notion of what counts as prime changed.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
Many photographers consider the ideal bokeh as having a very gentle roll-off, with no sharp edges defining the circle—a Gaussian blur.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2016
Gauss’s work is not just quadratic reciprocity and Gaussian curvature.
—Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
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Anshel Sag, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Say, for instance, that the Gaussian curvature is positive at every point on a two-dimensional manifold.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2024
In this paper, a two-dimensional Gaussian skin colour model is employed in a particular way to identify a breast but not a hand.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
With Gaussian integers, the whole notion of what counts as prime changed.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
Many photographers consider the ideal bokeh as having a very gentle roll-off, with no sharp edges defining the circle—a Gaussian blur.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2016
Gauss’s work is not just quadratic reciprocity and Gaussian curvature.
—Rachel Crowell, Quanta Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Gaussian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gaussian. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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