On the research side, we're lacking some really fundamental tools right now.

在研究方面，我们现在缺乏一些基本工具。

His name also graces the Gaussian distribution, also known as the normal distribution or bell curve, a fundamental tool in the natural and social sciences.

他的名字也为高斯分布增光添彩，高斯分布也称为正态分布或钟形曲线，是自然科学和社会科学的基本工具。