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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
Types of Karma (Jainism)

obscuring knowledge

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Modern Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Four stages of competence

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Affect (psychology)

affect

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (fixed)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Universal value

universal value

Source
S. H. Schwartz
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Text types

writing

Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (mutable)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Data model

data model

Source
ANSI
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)

cycle

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
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