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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
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

sociology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Six degrees of freedom

freedom of motion

Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kheper.net/...

chi

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Four discourses

discourse

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

psychosocial development

Source
Erik Erikson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Five precepts

precept

Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.psycho...

love

Source
J.A. Lee
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
List of rock types

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
Seven pillars of Ismailism

Ismailism

Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
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