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Descartesean

Descartesean is the alternative form of Descartesian.

Meaning of Descartesian

Adjective

Descartesian (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Cartesian.
    • 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.1891, Germany, Lovell, Coryell & Company, […], translation of original by Heinrich Heine, page 364
    Synonyms:
    Cartesian

Origin of Descartesean

From Descartes + -ean.

Questions about Descartesean

What is Descartesean the alternative form of?
Descartesean is the alternative form of Descartesian.

Words near Descartesean in the dictionary

  1. descargas
  2. Descartean
  3. Descartes
  4. Descartes Highlands
  5. Descartes law
  6. Descartesean
  7. Descartesian
  8. Descartian
  9. Descemet
  10. Descemet's membrane
  11. Descemet's membranes

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