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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 cycle

cell cycle

Area
Biology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Three-phase traffic theory

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Text types

writing

Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Optical illusion

Illusions

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
https://medium.com...

Research Principles

Source
Varun Does Research
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Matter

matter

Area
Physics
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
https://www.jmhs.c...

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Wu Xing

element

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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