Descartesian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Cartesian. not-comparable

    "Could Spinoza be freed from his stiff old Descartesian mathematical form and made more accessible to the public, it will perhaps come to light that he, above all others, has cause to complain of robbery of ideas."

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cartesian

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"Could Spinoza be freed from his stiff old Descartesian mathematical form and made more accessible to the public, it will perhaps come to light that he, above all others, has cause to complain of robbery of ideas."

Etymology

From Descartes + -ian.

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