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 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.

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Polynym examples:
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Optical illusion

perception

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Heuristics in judgment and decision-making

heuristic

Source
Tversky/Kahneman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Series and parallel circuits

circuit

Source
electrical
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Trivium

trivium

Source
Plato
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
David A. Kolb
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Erich Fromm

orientation

Source
Erich Fromm
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
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Fundamental Forces (Interactions)

Source
Consensus
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Plato's five regimes

regime

Source
Plato
Area
Politics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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