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 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte 		  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 kemp
  21 davekud
  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
Three-act structure

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.space....

Fundamental Forces (Interactions)

Source
Consensus
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://mayfieldcli...

brain

Source
Gray
Area
Anatomy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

psychosocial development

Source
Erik Erikson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Robert Plutchik

mood

Source
Plutchik
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Guṇa

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Type A and Type B personality theory

personality

Source
Meyer Friedman
Area
Medicine
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Four temperaments

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://plato.stan...

Noble Pursuits of Man

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