What is a Gaussian?
A gaussian is a mathematical function, mostly commonly describing the sort of distribution of values you get around the nominal value of some property or measurement as a result of measurement (and production errors). I would expect the maximum speeds of CPU chips to show this sort of pattern. It is often described as a bell curve, as it starts off rising slowly, then accelerates before starting to level off and come down in a mirror image of its rise, something like the cross section of a church bell. index 1 1.2 1.2.6 1.2.7 Analysis of the end data from the SETI@home project First thing, they’ll be run through some RFI (Radio Frequency Interference for the newbies out there) rejection routines. There are a few different algorithms used. If a signal at the same frequency, but from a different place on the sky comes in within a few minutes, it’s likely to be RFI. There are certain frequencies where continuous RFI is received, that will also be rejected. If a signal comes in at a chirp
