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{{a| | {{a|latin|[[File:Rene Descartes.jpg|450px|center]]}}What the {{t|Latin}}s (and [[René Descartes|Enlightenment French]], come to think of it) called what we think of as a [[derivative]]: things that exist only in the mind; [[hypothetical]]s; as opposed to the physical hard stuff you stub your toe on when you are in the real word. That’s [[res extensa]]. | ||
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The JC’s guide to pithy Latin adages
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What the Latins (and Enlightenment French, come to think of it) called what we think of as a derivative: things that exist only in the mind; hypotheticals; as opposed to the physical hard stuff you stub your toe on when you are in the real word. That’s res extensa.
- Cash brokerage: res extensa.
- Contracts for difference: res cogitans.