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… (More on Cartesian)