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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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

learning

Source
Neil Fleming
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty

Natural Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
dane

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

cycle

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty

evolution

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

Branches of Science

Source
Traditional
Area
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane

symmetry in a plane

Area
Mathematics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Dravya

substance

Source
Jain
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty

box of liberty

Source
Stephen Decatur Miller
Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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