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RENE DESCARTES
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• RENE DESCARTES (noun)
The noun RENE DESCARTES has 1 sense:
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)
Familiarity information: RENE DESCARTES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Descartes; Rene Descartes
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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