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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
Dramatic structure

story plot

Source
Freytag
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Modes of persuasion

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Four temperaments

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Heuristics in judgment and decision-making

heuristic

Source
Tversky/Kahneman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://innerself....

dream

Source
Gillian Kemp
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

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

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

body

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Personality type

function of consciousness

Source
Carl Jung
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell division

cell

Area
Biology
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
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