[[Duality]] and [[dual relations]] are essential characteristics of the [[imaginary order]].
Duality and The paradigmatic [[dual relationsrelation]] are essential characteristics of the ([[imaginary orderFr]]. The paradigmatic ''[[dual relationduelle]] '') is the relation between the [[ego]] and the [[specular image]] (''a'' ''a''') which [[Lacan]] analyzes in his concept of the [[mirror stage]].
The [[dual relation]] is always characterized by illusions of similarity, symmetry and reciprocity.