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Cotesian, a.|kəʊˈtiːzɪən, -ʒ(ɪ)ən| [f. the name of Roger Cotes, a distinguished English mathematician, 1682–1716.] Pertaining to Roger Cotes or his mathematical discoveries.
1753Chambers Cycl. Suppl., App., Cotesian theorem, an appellation used for an elegant property of the circle discovered by Mr. Cotes. 1796Hutton Math. Dict. s.v. |