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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
Astrological sign

star sign

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
davekud
Polynym
http://www.visionm...

dream

Source
D.A. Goodman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://health.gene...

health

Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
kemp
Polynym
Robert Elliott Speer

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.marxis...

logic

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Level of measurement

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Modern Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

body

Source
Jainism
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
http://www.ichingw...

man

Source
Hsing
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
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