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 222 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  41 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Metaphysics
   8 Sociology
   7 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Aristotle 		  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
SOLID

SOLID object-oriented programming

Source
Robert C. Martin
Area
Programming
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Liberté, égalité, fraternité

revolution

Source
France
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
https://courses.lu...

Musical Textures

Source
Common Terms
Area
Music Theory
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

moral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Optical illusion

perception

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Kishōtenketsu

narrative

Source
Li Bai
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Mill's Methods

induction

Source
John Stuart Mill
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Heuristics in judgment and decision-making

heuristic

Source
Tversky/Kahneman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
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