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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

Components of Attitude

Source
Schiffman & Kanuk
Area
Social Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

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

early math

Source
Euclid
Area
Mathematics
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
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Writing Styles

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym

Six Basic Survival Skills

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Seven pillars of Ismailism

Ismailism

Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Series and parallel circuits

circuit

Source
electrical
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
The Three Types of Legitimate Rule

legitimate rule

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Yin and yang

yinyang

Source
Taoism
Area
Cosmology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
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