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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.
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Polynym
Types of Karma (Jainism)

obscuring knowledge

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

philosophy

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://www.ichingw...

man

Source
Hsing
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym

Six Basic Survival Skills

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Simple machine

simple machine

Source
Renaissance
Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
SOLID

SOLID object-oriented programming

Source
Robert C. Martin
Area
Programming
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Rostow's stages of growth

economic growth

Source
Walt Whitman Rostow
Area
Economics
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Federal government of the United States

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Universal value

universal value

Source
S. H. Schwartz
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Puruṣārtha

meaning of life

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
The Three Types of Legitimate Rule

legitimate rule

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
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