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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
Acharya (Jainism)

essential duty

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Bloom's taxonomy

psychomotor development

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
https://innerself....

dream

Source
Gillian Kemp
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://medium.com...

Research Principles

Source
Varun Does Research
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.marxis...

logic

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (cardinal)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Law of three stages

theology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.bestco...

Social Science

Source
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Pratītyasamutpāda

twelve-fold chain

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
12
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.oreill...

Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
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