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The main [[Lacan]]ian [[matheme]]s in order of their appearance are:
Originally used as teaching aids, these range from teh relatively simple 'schema l' illustrating the [[imaginary]] function of the [[ego]] in the 1955 paper on [[psychosis]] to the complex chart of the workings of [[desire]].
In [[Greek]], ''mathêma'' means "that which is taught."
# The [[formula]] of the [[signifier]] (1957), S/s, links the [[law]]s of the [[unconscious]] discovered by [[Freud]] to the [[law]]s of [[language]] ([[metaphor]] and [[metonymy]]).