Gaussian function

Summary

Gaussian function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Gaussian function's image is recorded as Gaussian 2d 1.png^[2].
• Gaussian function's image is recorded as Gaussian plus its own curvature.jpg^[3].
• Carl Friedrich Gauss is named after Gaussian function^[4].
• Gaussian function's subclass of is recorded as logarithmically concave function^[5].
• Gaussian function's subclass of is recorded as bell-shaped function^[6].
• Gaussian function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kjvr^[7].
• Gaussian function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gaussian function^[8].
• Gaussian function's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0029442^[9].
• Gaussian function's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• Gaussian function's defining formula is recorded as f\left(x\right) = an e^{- { \frac{(x-b)^2 }{ 2 c^2} } }^[11].
• Gaussian function's MathWorld ID is recorded as GaussianFunction^[12].
• Gaussian function's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 138318^[13].
• Gaussian function's schematic is recorded as Normal distribution pdf.png^[14].
• Gaussian function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• Gaussian function's Fandom article ID is recorded as math:Gaussian_function^[16].
• Gaussian function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 7218915^[17].
• Gaussian function's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C7218915^[18].
• Gaussian function's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/gaussian-function^[19].
• Gaussian function's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/gaussian-function^[20].
• Gaussian function's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as campana-de-gauss^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Gaussian function include difference of Gaussians^[22].

Why It Matters

Gaussian function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for it include difference of Gaussians^[22].