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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
Astrological sign

star sign (mutable)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Seven pillars of Ismailism

Ismailism

Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Plato's five regimes

regime

Source
Plato
Area
Politics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

element

Source
Buddhism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
James W. Fowler

faith

Source
James Fowler
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Five precepts

precept

Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Three-act structure

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Pratītyasamutpāda

twelve-fold chain

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
Tuckman's stages of group development

group development

Source
Bruce Tuckman
Area
Sociology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Modes of persuasion

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

wife

Source
Buddha
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
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