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 220 Polynyms
 154 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  40 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   8 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Hinduism
   4 Max Weber
   3 Wu Xing 		  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 davekud
  21 kemp
  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

SPEAR Survival Plan

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Bipartite (theology)

self

Source
dichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Affect (psychology)

affect

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Kardashev scale

civilization

Source
Nikolai Kardashev
Area
Astronomy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Loevinger's stages of ego development

ego development

Source
Jane Loevinger
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Anthropology

anthropology

Source
Franz Boaz
Area
Anthropology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Robert Elliott Speer

absolutes

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

Writing Styles

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Formal Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
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