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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
Four discourses

discourse position

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Grash/Riechmann
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Types of Karma (Jainism)

obscuring knowledge

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Bartle taxonomy of player types

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://xabierbara...

non-intersecting domains

Source
Maturana and Varela
Area
Enactivism
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.psycho...

love

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

early math

Source
Euclid
Area
Mathematics
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.viewso...

Learning Styles

Source
ViewSonic Library
Area
Pedagogy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
dane
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

body

Source
Jainism
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Kardashev scale

civilization

Source
Nikolai Kardashev
Area
Astronomy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
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