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 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte 		  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.
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Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.bestco...

Social Science

Source
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
http://www.ichingw...

man

Source
Hsing
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Types of Karma (Jainism)

harming karma

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Modern Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

consciousness

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Three-phase traffic theory

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Failure in the intelligence cycle

military intelligence

Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
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