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  2. La Géométrie - Wikipedia

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    Descartes is often credited with inventing the coordinate plane because he had the relevant concepts in his book, [8] however, nowhere in La Géométrie does the modern rectangular coordinate system appear. This and other improvements were added by mathematicians who took it upon themselves to clarify and explain Descartes' work.

  3. Cartesian Self - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, the Cartesian Self, or Cartesian subject, a concept developed by the philosopher René Descartes within his system of mind–body dualism, is the term provided [citation needed] for a separation between mind and body as posited by Descartes.

  4. Meditations on First Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Meditations on First Philosophy, in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated (Latin: Meditationes de Prima Philosophia, in qua Dei existentia et animæ immortalitas demonstratur) is a philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in Latin in 1641.

  5. Demand-responsive transport - Wikipedia

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    Demand-responsive bus service of the Oxford Bus Company in 2018. Demand-responsive transport (DRT), also known as demand-responsive transit, demand-responsive service, [1] Dial-a-Ride [2] transit (sometimes DART), [3] flexible transport services, [4] Microtransit, [5] Non-Emergency Medical Transport (NEMT), [5] Carpool [6] or On-demand bus service is a form of shared private or quasi-public ...

  6. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Below is the grading system found to be most commonly used in United States public high schools, according to the 2009 High School Transcript Study. [2] This is the most used grading system; however, there are some schools that use an edited version of the college system, which means 89.5 or above becomes an A average, 79.5 becomes a B, and so on.

  7. Environmental issues in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Most of Australia's demand for electricity depends upon coal-fired thermal generation, [22] owing to the plentiful indigenous coal supply, limited potential electric generation and political unwillingness to exploit indigenous uranium resources (although Australia accounted for the world's second highest production of uranium in 2005 [23] to ...

  8. Vezo people - Wikipedia

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    The Vezo is the term the semi-nomadic coastal people of southern Madagascar use to refer to people that have become accustomed to live from sea fishing. The Vezo speak a dialect of the Malagasy language, which is a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages, spoken in southern Borneo.

  9. Migrant caregivers in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    The law now states that certain individuals, for example individuals who have employed long-term care services for at least six consecutive months or individuals with dementia, mobility impairment, rare disease, loss of swallowing function or who require respiratory support, will no longer have to undergo functionality assessment when looking ...