Cartesian

See also: cartesian

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɑɹːz.i.ən/
(US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈti.ʒən/

Adjective

Cartesian (not comparable)

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.
(mathematics, cartography) Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to Descartes

Catalan: cartesià (ca)
Czech: karteziánský m
Danish: kartesisk
Dutch: cartesisch
Finnish: karteesinen
French: cartésien (fr)

German: kartesisch, cartesisch (de), cartesianisch (de), kartesianisch
Greek: καρτεσιανός (el) m (kartesianós)
Latin: Cartesiānus (New Latin)
Macedonian: декартов m (dékartov)
Persian: دکارتی‎ (dekârti)
Russian: дека́ртов (ru) (dɛkártov), дека́ртовский (ru) (dɛkártovskij), картезиа́нский (ru) (kartɛziánskij)

of or pertaining to coordinates based on orthogonal axes

Catalan: cartesià (ca)
Czech: kartézský (cs)
Danish: kartesisk
Dutch: cartesisch
Finnish: karteesinen
Greek: καρτεσιανός (el) m (kartesianós)

Macedonian: декартов m (dékartov)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kartesisk

Nynorsk: kartesisk
Persian: دکارتی‎ (dekârti)
Spanish: cartesiano (es)

Noun

Cartesian (plural Cartesians)

One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.

Translations

follower of Cartesianism

Latin: Cartesiānus m (New Latin)

Anagrams

arsacetin, ascertain, craniates, intracase, sectarian

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