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What the {{t|Latin}}s  (and [[René Descartes|Enlightenment French]], come to think of it) called 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]].
{{a|g|[[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]].


*Cash brokerage: ''[[res extensa]]''.  
*Cash brokerage: ''[[res extensa]]''.  
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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.

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