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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 examples:
Polynym
Noble Eightfold Path

noble path

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Four stages of competence

competence

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

cell cycle

Area
Biology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

suffering

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Universal value

universal value

Source
S. H. Schwartz
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

moral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kheper.net/...

chi

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

body

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
davekud
Polynym
Matter

matter

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Wu Xing

element

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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