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tesla, unit of magnetic induction or magnetic flux density in the metre–kilogram–second system (SI) of physical units. One tesla equals one weber per square metre, corresponding to 104 gauss.
It is named for Nikola Tesla (q.v.). It is used in all work involving strong magnetic fields, while the gauss is more useful with small magnets.