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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 examples:
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

philosophy

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

wife

Source
Buddha
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.bestco...

Social Science

Source
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Heuristics in judgment and decision-making

heuristic

Source
Tversky/Kahneman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Sentence (linguistics)

sentence

Area
Linguistics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
Optical illusion

perception

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Cardinal virtues

cardinal virtue

Source
Plato
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Noble Eightfold Path

noble path

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
William James

mood

Source
William James
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

sign

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
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