Explore Descartes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mathematician or philosopher. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Descartes in a sentence
Descartes meaning
- A surname from French
- René Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.
Synonyms of Descartes
Using Descartes
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French | René Descartes: A French philosopher and mathematician, who lived from 1596 to 1650.
- Useful related words include: rene descartes, mathematician, philosopher.
- In the example corpus, descartes often appears in combinations such as: rené descartes, the descartes, descartes systems.
Context around Descartes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Descartes
- In this selection, "descartes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rene, cress, 2011, systems, pelius and rene stand out and add context to how "descartes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the descartes systems group and of the descartes systems group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "descartes" sits close to words such as airwaves, ames and antidote, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with descartes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Descartes Systems Group stock opened at C$123.32 on Friday. (12 words)
Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in The Descartes Systems Group by 5.6% in the third quarter. (18 words)
Descartes Systems Group has a one year low of $33.35 and a one year high of $47.43. (19 words)
Descartes, Rene "Meditations on First Philosophy, 3rd Ed., Translated from Latin by: Donald A. Cress Descartes considered himself to be a devout Catholic and one of the purposes of the Meditations was to defend the Catholic faith. (37 words)
René Descartes Accordingly, in the 17th century, René Descartes explicitly rejected the traditional notion of humans as "rational animals," suggesting instead that they are nothing more than "thinking things" along the lines of other "things" in nature. (37 words)
Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in The Descartes Systems Group Inc. () (TSE:DSG) by 527.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX:DSG) (commonly referred to as Descartes) is a Canadian multinational technology company specializing in logistics software, supply chain management software, and cloud-based services for logistics businesses.
Descartes, Rene "Meditations on First Philosophy, 3rd Ed., Translated from Latin by: Donald A. Cress Descartes considered himself to be a devout Catholic and one of the purposes of the Meditations was to defend the Catholic faith.
French translation: L'Énigme de la mort de Descartes, Paris, Hermann, 2011 Descartes might have been assassinated citation citation as he asked for an emetic : wine mixed with tobacco.
René Descartes Accordingly, in the 17th century, René Descartes explicitly rejected the traditional notion of humans as "rational animals," suggesting instead that they are nothing more than "thinking things" along the lines of other "things" in nature.
The Geometry of Rene Descartes (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Rene Descartes, David Eugene Smith and Marcia L. Latham (Jun 1, 1954).
He and fellow astronaut John Young took the Lunar Rover exploring in the Descartes Highlands, and while they were there, Duke left a token on the surface of the Moon — a portrait of his family.
Scotia Capital Inc. grew its stake in shares of The Descartes Systems Group by 4.4% in the first quarter.
Yet, regardless of René Descartes’s many other worthwhile ideas, the scientific consensus is that he was flat-out wrong on this one.
Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in The Descartes Systems Group Inc. () (TSE:DSG) by 527.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Commissioner of Police Crucita Descartes-Pelius, on behalf of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, expressed her gratitude to the Prime Minister for initiating the reconstruction of Custody Suites.
Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in The Descartes Systems Group by 5.6% in the third quarter.
Finally, Park Place Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of The Descartes Systems Group by 48.5% during the 1st quarter.
Intact Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in The Descartes Systems Group during the second quarter worth $61,000.
The Descartes Systems Group ( had its price objective upped by from $71.00 to $75.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, currently has an underweight rating on the technology company’s stock.
The Descartes Systems Group stock opened at C$123.32 on Friday.
The Special Police Constables received addresses from Sergeant No. 806 Joseph, Assistant Superintendent of Police Brenner Camille, and Commissioner of Police Crusita Descartes-Pelius.
Whittier Trust Co. increased its holdings in shares of The Descartes Systems Group by 1,704.2% in the 4th quarter.
Congress Asset Management Co. MA purchased a new position in Descartes Systems Group during the third quarter worth about $536,000.
Descartes Systems Group has a one year low of $33.35 and a one year high of $47.43.
The changing of the guard essentially marks the end of Descartes’ startup phase and its evolution into a more established growth company.
Common combinations with descartes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: