Welcome to Nymology

Data Top Areas Top Sources Top Scores
 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps
  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology
  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte
  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 kemp
  21 davekud
  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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty

Fundamental Forces (Interactions)

Source
Consensus
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane

suffering

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
11
User
scotty

design process

Source
UK Design Council
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

cognitive functions

Source
Carl Jung
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

psychomotor development

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Media type

media

Source
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty

recovery

Source
Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith
Area
Medicine
Mode
step
Depth
12
User
scotty

moral development

Source
Lawrence Kohlberg
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty

triadic structure

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
© 2023 Nymology