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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

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Yin-Yang (2) and Freud's psyche (3) are idea sets, or polynyms.
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humors

Source
Hippocrates
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Level of measurement

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://innerself....

dream

Source
Gillian Kemp
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
L. Bruce Archer
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Phenomenology (philosophy)

phenomenology

Source
Goethe
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Four temperaments

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Three Tenants of Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Matter

matter

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Plato's five regimes

regime

Source
Plato
Area
Politics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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