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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
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

sign

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
William James

mood

Source
William James
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://xabierbara...

non-intersecting domains

Source
Maturana and Varela
Area
Enactivism
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Personality type

function of consciousness

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

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
The Five Love Languages

love language

Source
Gary Chapman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Four stages of competence

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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