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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.

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Polynym examples:
Polynym
Kübler-Ross model

grief

Source
Kübler-Ross
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
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Research Principles

Source
Varun Does Research
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Walter Burke Barbe
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym

The Learning Attitude

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

element

Source
Buddhism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Color

color

Source
Isaac Newton
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

action

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
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ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven virtues

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
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