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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
Seven virtues

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
http://everythingf...

order

Source
Devin Harris
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
Nigel Cross
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Trivium

trivium

Source
Plato
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news service for community

Source
Walter Bender
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven pillars of Ismailism

Ismailism

Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Phase transition

phase transition

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
The Four Elements of Architecture

architecture

Source
Gottfried Semper
Area
Anthropology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell cycle

cell cycle

Area
Biology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Branches of science

Natural Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
dane
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