Car|te|sian

Car|te|sian
Car|te|sian «kahr TEE zhuhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with René Descartes, 1596-1650, or with his doctrines or methods: »

Cartesian logic. On the surface she seemed cold and calculating enough, almost a Cartesian spirit (Edgar Maass).

See also Cartesianism. (Cf.Cartesianism)
–n.
a follower of Descartes's doctrines or methods.
[< New Latin Cartesianus < Cartesius, Latinized form of Descartes]

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