Cartesian — English Dictionary

Adjective

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.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

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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.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Synonyms

   DescarteseanDescartesianDescarteanDescartian

Noun

1. One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.

2. The Chartreux cat.

   Usage

   • Rare

Adjective

1. of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works

   Examples

   Cartesian linguistics

Noun

1. a follower of Cartesian thought

   Broader terms

   follower