CARTESIAN


Meaning of CARTESIAN in English

/ kɑːˈtiːziən; -ʒən; NAmE kɑːrˈt-/ adjective

connected with the French philosopher Descartes and his ideas about philosophy and mathematics

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin Cartesianus , from Cartesius , Latinized form of the name of Descartes .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.