matheme

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noun

A quasi-scientific symbolic formula serving to represent an idea, used in the works of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

OriginAncient Greek μάθημα →
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Meanings

nounmatheme (plural mathemes)

plural mathemes

  1. A quasi-scientific symbolic formula serving to represent an idea, used in the works of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμάθημα“lesson”
  2. Englishmatheme

From Ancient Greek μάθημα (máthēma, “lesson”).

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APA

matheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matheme

MLA

“matheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matheme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matheme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matheme.

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