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 216 Polynyms
 159 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
http://buddhanet.n...

wife

Source
Buddha
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Tripartite (theology)

self

Source
trichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://sun-angel.c...

fascination

Source
James Westly
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
davekud
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Affect (psychology)

affect

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

element

Source
Buddhism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://biodiversi...

evolution

Source
KU Natural History Museum
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Walter Burke Barbe
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Federal government of the United States

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.oreill...

Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
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