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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
Classical element

element

Source
Ancient Greeks
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Wu Xing

element

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

contradiction

Source
G.W.F Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym

The Learning Attitude

Source
Common Terms
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

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

improvement cycle

Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Theory of multiple intelligences

intelligence

Source
Howard Gardner
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Level of measurement

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
The Four Elements of Architecture

architecture

Source
Gottfried Semper
Area
Anthropology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Natural Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
dane
Polynym
Bagua

state

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
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