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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
Cell theory

Modern Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym

The Learning Attitude

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
http://mathforum.o...

symmetry in a plane

Area
Mathematics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Psychosexual development

psychosexual development

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
kemp
Polynym
Color

color

Source
Isaac Newton
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
Branches of science

Branches of Science

Source
Traditional
Area
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce

semiosis

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Trivium

trivium

Source
Plato
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
The Four Loves

love

Source
C.S. Lewis
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Kardashev scale

civilization

Source
Nikolai Kardashev
Area
Astronomy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
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