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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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Learning Styles

Source
ViewSonic Library
Area
Pedagogy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
dane
Polynym
Robert Plutchik

mood

Source
Plutchik
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://health.gene...

health

Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
davekud
Polynym
Law of three stages

sociology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Id, ego and super-ego

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym

SPEAR Survival Plan

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

wife

Source
Buddha
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

body

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
https://medium.com...

Research Principles

Source
Varun Does Research
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Chakra

energy

Source
chakra
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Nucleobase

DNA

Source
Hallick
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
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