Descartesian
Descartesian adjective: synonym of Cartesian.
Adjective
Descartesian (not comparable)
- 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
- His highest reach of philosophy is the old Descartesian basis of belief in doubt.1902, Poet Lore, page 132
- Synonyms:
- Cartesian
Synonyms of Descartesian
Forms of Descartesian
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Origin of Descartesian
From Descartes + -ian.
Questions about Descartesian
- What does Descartesian mean?
- Descartesian means synonym of Cartesian.
- What part of speech is Descartesian?
- Descartesian is an adjective.
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