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 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps
  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology
  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte
  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 kemp
  21 davekud
  20 Greggo

To help us think, we group and divide things.

Yin-Yang (2) and Freud's psyche (3) are idea sets, or polynyms.
They span all cultures and disciplines.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty

Learning Styles

Source
ViewSonic Library
Area
Pedagogy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
dane

cardinal virtue

Source
Plato
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
davekud

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

body

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

affect

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty

observance

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Ratnatraya

liberation

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
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