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'''''Cartesian''''' means of or relating to the French philosopher and mathematician [[René Descartes]]. See:
*A reference to [[René Descartes]] - from his name - Rene ''Des-Cartes''
**[[Cartesian dualism]]
**''[[Cartesian Meditations]]'', a work by [[Edmund Husserl]]
**''[[Cartesian linguistics]]'', a work by [[Noam Chomsky]]
*[[Cartesian theater]]
*the [[Cartesian diver]] experiment
Related articles: [[Cultural movement]], [[French materialism]], [[Dualistic interactionism]]
In '''mathematics''', the following meanings are found:
*[[Cartesian coordinate system]], modern rectangular [[coordinate system]]
*[[Cartesian diagram]], a construction in [[category theory]]
*Cartesian geometry, now more commonly called [[Analytic geometry]]
*[[Fibred category#Cartesian morphisms and functors|Cartesian morphism]], formalisation of ''pull-back'' operation in [[category theory]]
*[[Cartesian product]], a direct product of two [[set]]s
In other regards:
*Cartesian Limited is a British revenue assurance company [http://www.cartesian.co.uk/ ]
*[http://www.CartesianInc.com Cartesian Products, Inc.] is a US technology company.
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