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Car⋅te⋅sian

  [kahr-tee-zhuhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, esp. with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
–noun
2. a follower of Cartesian thought.
Origin:
1650–60; < NL Cartesiānus, equiv. to Cartesi(us) (Latinization of Descartes ) + -ānus -an

Related forms:
Carte⋅sian⋅ism, noun
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Car·te·sian   (kär-tē'zhən)   
adj.  Of or relating to the philosophy or methods of Descartes.

[French cartésien (from René Descartes) and New Latin Cartesiānus (from Cartesius, Latin form of Descartes).]
Car·te'sian·ism n.
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Word Origin & History

Cartesian 
1656, from Cartesius, Latinized form of the name of Fr. philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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