Descartes (en. Discards)
/des.car.tes/
Meaning & Definition
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noun
Concept used to refer to the ideas or elements that are discarded in a process of critical analysis.
In the debate, several discards were presented to support the main thesis.
En el debate, se presentaron varios descartes para apoyar la tesis principal.
Term applied in logic and philosophy to describe the elimination of invalid premises.
Discarding unnecessary premises is essential for building a solid argument.
Descartes de premisas innecesarias es esencial para construir un argumento sólido.
Etymology
From the verb descartar, which comes from the French 'décarté'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to put in the discards
to dismiss or set something aside.
poner en los descartes
discards of ideas
elimination of non-viable opinions or concepts.
descartes de ideas
Related Words
rejection
Act of not accepting or considering something.
rechazo
elimination
Action of removing or making something disappear.
eliminación
analysis
Detailed study of a matter or problem.
análisis
Slang Meanings
To discard something that is not relevant.
At work, I made several discards of ideas that were not useful.
En el trabajo, hice varios descartes de las ideas que no servían.
Rejection in an informal context.
If you don't like it, just give it a discard.
Si no te gusta, simplemente hazle un descarte.