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RENE DESCARTES
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I. (noun)
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)
Synonyms:
Descartes; Rene Descartes
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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