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Descartes

des·car·tes

UK/deɪˈkɑːt/ US/deɪˈkɑɹt/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French Descartes.

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