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Webster 1913 Edition
Cartesian
Car-te′sian
,Adj.
[From Renatus
Cartesius
, Latinized from of René Descartes
: cf. F. cartésien
.] Of or pertaining to the French philosopher René Descartes, or his philosophy.
The
Cartesion
argument for reality of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.
Cartesian coordinates
(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
,Noun.
An adherent of Descartes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cartesian
CARTESIAN
,Adj.
CARTESIAN
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Cartesian
Cartesian
See also: cartesian
English
Adjective
Cartesian (not comparable)
- 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.
- (mathematics, cartography) Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to Descartes
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of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes
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Noun
Cartesian (plural Cartesians)
- One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.
Translations
follower of Cartesianism
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