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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
Trivium

trivium

Source
Plato
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

personality

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Federal government of the United States

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Failure in the intelligence cycle

military intelligence

Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Five Pillars of Islam

Muslim life

Source
Islam
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
SWOT analysis

SWOT Analysis

Source
Albert Humphrey
Area
Business Strategy
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Type A and Type B personality theory

personality

Source
Meyer Friedman
Area
Medicine
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Media type

media

Source
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Bloom's taxonomy

psychomotor development

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognition

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Bipartite (theology)

self

Source
dichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
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