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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
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symmetry in a plane

Area
Mathematics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (fixed)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
http://www.ichingw...

man

Source
Hsing
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kevinfitzma...

recovery

Source
Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith
Area
Medicine
Mode
step
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Source
John Dewey
Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://www.visionm...

dream

Source
D.A. Goodman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
kemp
Polynym

SPEAR Survival Plan

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Bipartite (theology)

self

Source
dichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Rostow's stages of growth

economic growth

Source
Walt Whitman Rostow
Area
Economics
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.oreill...

Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
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