About The Word Cartesian
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Cartesian
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What's The Definition Of Cartesian?
[adj] of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works; "Cartesian linguistics"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cartesian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cartesian: See Also | Cartesian In Webster's Dictionary \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized
from of Ren['e] Descartes: cf. F. cart['e]sien.]
Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren['e] Descartes,
or his philosophy.
The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
{Cartesian co["o]rdinates} (Geom), distance of a point from
lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing
geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.
{Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in
connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to
illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of
air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.
{Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of
the curve mr + m'r' = c, where r and r' are the distances
of the point from the two foci and m, m' and c are
constant; -- used by Descartes.
\Car*te"sian\, n. An adherent of Descartes. |
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