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Cartesian

//kɑɹˈti.ʒən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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. not-comparable

    "Others within the Cartesian tradition took the idea of a light-bearing medium in quite different directions. For instance, in 1690 Christiaan Huygens considered light to be a sequence of pulses traveling at a finite velocity within the medium."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian. alt-of, not-comparable

    "Following the approach adopted in [2, 3], two orthogonal cartesian reference systems are considered: […]."

  3. 3
    Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.
  2. 2
    a follower of Cartesian thought wordnet
  3. 3
    The Chartreux cat. rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”).

Etymology 2

From the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”).

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