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Definition of descartes

descartes

/deɪˈkɑːrt/
Des · cartes
Adjective:Cartesian
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descartes Lexical Profile

• noun

1

René Descartes (1596–1650), a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist regarded as a founder of modern Western philosophy and the developer of Cartesian geometry.

Example

"In our introductory philosophy seminar, we examined how Descartes used methodological skepticism to arrive at the famous conclusion 'I think, therefore I am.'"

2

A commune and town in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France, formerly known as La Haye-en-Touraine and renamed in honor of its famous native, the philosopher René Descartes.

• Rhymes for descartes

• Nearby Words

desalination
descale
descaler
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descend
descendable
descendant

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Descartes. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/descartes
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