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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
Branches of science

Formal Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Loevinger's stages of ego development

ego development

Source
Jane Loevinger
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
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suffering

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
DMAIC

improvement cycle

Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Four boxes of liberty

box of liberty

Source
Stephen Decatur Miller
Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Puruṣārtha

meaning of life

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
The Four Elements of Architecture

architecture

Source
Gottfried Semper
Area
Anthropology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Modern Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Immersion (virtual reality)

immersion

Source
Ernest Adams
Area
Media
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
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