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=====Four Symbols=====
The [[discourse|four discourses]] correspond to ''four'' '''[[matheme|algorithms]]''': each [[matheme|algorithm]] contains ''four'' [[algebraic]] '''[[symbol]]s'''.
The '''[[discourse|positions]]''' of these ''four'' '''[[symbol]]s''' is what distinguishes the [[discourse|four discourses]] from one another.
There are ''four '' [[discourse|positions]] in each [[discourse]], which stand in a fixed relationship to one another.
There are ''four '' [[discourse|positions]] in the [[matheme|algorithms]] of the [[discourse|four discourses]], each of which is designated by a different name.
=====Four NamessNames=====
[[Image:Lacan-structurefourdiscourses.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The structure of the four discourses]]
