of or relating to the works of René Descartes of, relating to, or used in Descartes' mathematical system of, relating to, or derived from Descartes' philosophy, esp his contentions that personal identity consists in the continued existence of a unique mind and that the mind and body are connected causally
See alsodualism 2
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Car•te•sian
(kär tē′zhən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
Carte′sian•ism, n.
- Philosophyof or pertaining to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, esp. with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
n.
- Philosophya follower of Cartesian thought.
- Neo-Latin Cartesiānus, equivalent. to Cartesi(us) (Latinization of Descartes) + -ānus -an
- 1650–60
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'Cartesian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Argand diagram
- Cartesian coordinates
- Cartesian diver
- Cartesian doubt
- Cartesian product
- Cartesian space
- Euclidean space
- X, x
- Y, y
- Z, z
- abscissa
- bottle imp
- coordinate
- linear equation
- matter
- mind
- octant
- ordered pair
- ordinate
- origin
- polar coordinates
- post-Cartesian
- rectangular coordinates
- rotation of axes
- scatter diagram
- slope
- translation of axes
- vortex
- x
- x-axis
- y
- y-axis
- z
- z-axis