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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
Tripartite (theology)

self

Source
trichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news service for community

Source
Walter Bender
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Four discourses

discourse position

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.bestco...

Social Science

Source
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Three Tenants of Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Wu Xing

element

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.psycho...

love

Source
J.A. Lee
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognition

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Guṇa

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

triadic structure

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