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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
Charles Sanders Peirce

sign

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell division

cell division

Area
Biology
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
http://sun-angel.c...

fascination

Source
James Westly
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
kemp
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Id, ego and super-ego

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Anthropology

anthropology

Source
Franz Boaz
Area
Anthropology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Observation

Observation Bias

Source
Traditional
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Sense

sense

Area
Anatomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.psycho...

love

Source
J.A. Lee
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
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