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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.
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Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
Three-phase traffic theory

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.thegra...

Writing Styles

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Seven virtues

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Immersion (virtual reality)

immersion

Source
Ernest Adams
Area
Media
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell cycle

cell cycle

Area
Biology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Trinity

God

Source
The Bible
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.marxis...

logic

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Yin and yang

yinyang

Source
Taoism
Area
Cosmology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
https://innerself....

dream

Source
Gillian Kemp
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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