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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.
They span all cultures and disciplines.

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Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
https://courses.lu...

Musical Textures

Source
Common Terms
Area
Music Theory
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Paul Ekman

mood

Source
Paul Ekman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kheper.net/...

chi

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

triadic structure

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Phenomenology (philosophy)

phenomenology

Source
Goethe
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://bellaonline...

stress

Source
Janet Boyer
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Tripartite (theology)

self

Source
trichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.jmhs.c...

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Sentence (linguistics)

sentence

Area
Linguistics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
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