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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
Guṇa

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Grash/Riechmann
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Tripartite (theology)

self

Source
trichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

energy

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Robert Elliott Speer

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Kübler-Ross model

grief

Source
Kübler-Ross
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Types of Karma (Jainism)

harming karma

Source
Jainism
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
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