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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
Paul Ekman

mood

Source
Paul Ekman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Four discourses

discourse position

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Noble Eightfold Path

noble path

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

moral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Natural Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.jmhs.c...

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Dramatic structure

story plot

Source
Freytag
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

essential duty

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
kemp
Polynym
Four stages of competence

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Tuckman's stages of group development

group development

Source
Bruce Tuckman
Area
Sociology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Plato's five regimes

regime

Source
Plato
Area
Politics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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