| NOUN | person | Descartes, Rene Descartes | French philosopher and mathematician |
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| Sounds | deykaa'rt | |
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| Rhymes | apart ... upstart: 37 rhymes with aart... | |
| Meaning | French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650). | |
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| Synonym | Rene Descartes | |
| Instance of | mathematician | A person skilled in mathematics |
| philosopher | A specialist in philosophy | |
| Spanish | Descartes, Rene Descartes | |
| Catalan | Descartes, Rene Descartes | |
| Adjectives | Cartesian | of or relating to Rene Descartes or his works |
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