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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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recovery

Source
Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith
Area
Medicine
Mode
step
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
Bartle taxonomy of player types

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
The Four Loves

love

Source
C.S. Lewis
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Neil Fleming
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
UK Design Council
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Color

color

Source
Isaac Newton
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
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suffering

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Jungian cognitive functions

cognitive functions

Source
Carl Jung
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Guṇa

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
SOLID

SOLID object-oriented programming

Source
Robert C. Martin
Area
Programming
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

mental function

Source
Stuart & Hubert Dreyfus
Area
Sociology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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