Cartesian means of or relating to the French philosopher

René Descartes René Descartes ( or ; ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Ma ...

—from his Latinized name ''Cartesius''. It may refer to:

Mathematics

* Cartesian closed category, a closed category in category theory *

Cartesian coordinate system A Cartesian coordinate system (, ) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular oriented lines, measured in ...

, modern rectangular coordinate system *

Cartesian diagram In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a pullback (also called a fiber product, fibre product, fibered product or Cartesian square) is the limit of a diagram consisting of two morphisms and with a common codomain. The pullback is often ...

, a construction in category theory *Cartesian geometry, now more commonly called

analytic geometry In classical mathematics, analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system. This contrasts with synthetic geometry. Analytic geometry is used in physics and enginee ...

* Cartesian morphism, formalisation of ''pull-back'' operation in category theory * Cartesian oval, a curve *

Cartesian product In mathematics, specifically set theory, the Cartesian product of two sets ''A'' and ''B'', denoted ''A''×''B'', is the set of all ordered pairs where ''a'' is in ''A'' and ''b'' is in ''B''. In terms of set-builder notation, that is : A\t ...

, a direct product of two sets * Cartesian product of graphs, a binary operation on graphs * Cartesian tree, a binary tree in computer science

Philosophy

* Cartesian anxiety, a hope that studying the world will give us unchangeable knowledge of ourselves and the world * Cartesian circle, a potential mistake in reasoning * Cartesian doubt, a form of methodical skepticism as a basis for philosophical rigor *

Cartesian dualism Cartesian means of or relating to the French philosopher René Descartes—from his Latinized name ''Cartesius''. It may refer to: Mathematics * Cartesian closed category, a closed category in category theory *Cartesian coordinate system, moder ...

, the philosophy of the distinction between mind and body ** Cartesianism, the philosophy of René Descartes ** Cartesianists, followers of Cartesianism *'' Cartesian Meditations'', a work by Edmund Husserl *'' Cartesian linguistics'', a work by Noam Chomsky * Cartesian theatre, a derisive view of Cartesian dualism coined by Daniel Dennett

Science

Cartesian diver A Cartesian diver or Cartesian devil is a classic science experiment which demonstrates the principle of buoyancy (Archimedes' principle) and the ideal gas law. The first written description of this device is provided by Raffaello Magiotti, i ...

, a science experiment demonstrating buoyancy and the ideal gas law *

Cartesian physics ''The World'', also called ''Treatise on the Light'' ( French title: ''Traité du monde et de la lumière''), is a book by René Descartes (1596–1650). Written between 1629 and 1633, it contains a nearly complete version of his philosophy ...

, attempts to explain gravity without a need for action at distance {{disambiguation