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cartesian

Car·te·sian
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-tee-zhuh n]
    • /kɑrˈti ʒən/
    • /kɑːˈti.zi.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-tee-zhuh n]
    • /kɑrˈti ʒən/

Definitions of cartesian word

  • adjective cartesian of or relating to the works of René Descartes 3
  • adjective cartesian of, relating to, or used in Descartes' mathematical system 3
  • adjective cartesian of, relating to, or derived from Descartes' philosophy, esp his contentions that personal identity consists in the continued existence of a unique mind and that the mind and body are connected causally 3
  • noun cartesian a follower of the teachings and methods of Descartes 3
  • adjective cartesian of Descartes or his philosophical or mathematical ideas 3
  • noun cartesian a follower of Descartes' ideas or methods 3
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Origin of cartesian

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin Cartesiānus, equivalent to Cartesi(us) (Latinization of Descartes) + -ānus -an

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Parts of speech for Cartesian

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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cartesian popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • cartesian coordinates

    a system of representing points in space in terms of their distance from a given origin measured along a set of mutually perpendicular axes. Written (x,y,z) with reference to three axes

  • cartesian diver

    a glass vessel partially filled with water and covered with an airtight membrane, containing a hollow object that is open at the bottom and contains just enough air to allow it to float. Pressing on the membrane compresses the air in the vessel and forces water into the object, causing it to sink; releasing the membrane causes it to rise.

  • x-axis

    Also called axis of abscissas. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured.

  • y-axis

    Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured.

  • abscissa

    the horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates. It is the distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis

  • argand diagram

    a diagram in which complex numbers are represented by the points in the plane the coordinates of which are respectively the real and imaginary parts of the number, so that the number x + iy is represented by the point (x, y), or by the corresponding vector <x, y>. If the polar coordinates of (x, y) are (r, θ), r is the modulus and θ the argument of x + iy
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