Cartesian — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adjektiv

1. 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.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable

   Beispiele

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   Others within the Cartesian tradition took the idea of a light-bearing medium in quite different directions. For instance, in 1690 Christiaan Huygens considered light to be a sequence of pulses traveling at a finite velocity within the medium.

2. Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable

   Synonyme

   DescarteseanDescartesianDescarteanDescartian

Substantiv

1. One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.

2. The Chartreux cat.

   Gebrauch

   • selten

Adjektiv

1. of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works

   Beispiele

   Cartesian linguistics

Substantiv

1. a follower of Cartesian thought

   Oberbegriffe

   follower