# Cartesian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtiːziən/ · frequency rank #38,323

## Definitions
1. Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
2. Of, or pertaining to, co-ordinates based on mutually orthogonal axes.

## Etymology
From the New Latin Cartesiānus, from Cartesius (“René Descartes”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`acrtesian`, `caretsian`, `carrtesian`, `carteisan`, `cartesain`, `cartesiann`, `cartesina`, `cartessian`, `cartseian`, `carttesian`, `catresian`, `ccartesian`, `cratesian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cartesian