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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.
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Polynym examples:
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kevinfitzma...

recovery

Source
Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith
Area
Medicine
Mode
step
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
The Five Love Languages

love language

Source
Gary Chapman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
James W. Fowler

faith

Source
James Fowler
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Series and parallel circuits

circuit

Source
electrical
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Universal value

universal value

Source
S. H. Schwartz
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Six degrees of freedom

freedom of motion

Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news service for community

Source
Walter Bender
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Bartle taxonomy of player types

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Observation

Observation Bias

Source
Traditional
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

contradiction

Source
G.W.F Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
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