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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
Heuristics in judgment and decision-making

heuristic

Source
Tversky/Kahneman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news service for community

Source
Walter Bender
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
http://bellaonline...

stress

Source
Janet Boyer
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.fronti...

Embodied, Predictive & Interoceptive Framework

Source
Michela Di Trani
Area
Mental Health
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Theory of multiple intelligences

intelligence

Source
Howard Gardner
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design methods

Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://cura.free.f...

humors

Source
Hippocrates
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)

cycle

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Loevinger's stages of ego development

ego development

Source
Jane Loevinger
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Level of measurement

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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