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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
Design methods

design process

Source
Nigel Cross
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

states of existence

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.marxis...

logic

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Pratītyasamutpāda

twelve-fold chain

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.oreill...

Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Design methods

design methods

Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

body

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://sun-angel.c...

fascination

Source
James Westly
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
kemp
Polynym
https://plato.stan...

Noble Pursuits of Man

Source
Alfred N. Whitehead
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
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