Cartesian

Meaning

1. One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.
2. The Chartreux cat.
3. Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.
4. Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
5. Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian.

Etymology / origin

From the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”).

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