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| + | Formed by derivation from "[[mathematics]]" and by analogy with [[phoneme]] and [[Lévi-Strauss]]'s [[mytheme]],<ref>''Mytheme'' is a term coined by [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]] to denote the basic constituents of mythological systems.</ref> the term is an equivalent to "[[algebra|mathematical sign]]". It is not used in conventional [[mathematics]], but is part of [[Lacan]]'s [[algebra]]. | ||
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Background
The "matheme" is a neologism coined by Lacan in the early 1970s.
Formed by derivation from "mathematics" and by analogy with phoneme and Lévi-Strauss's mytheme,[1] the term is an equivalent to "mathematical sign". It is not used in conventional mathematics, but is part of Lacan's algebra.
See Also
References
- ↑ Mytheme is a term coined by Claude Lévi-Strauss to denote the basic constituents of mythological systems.
