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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.
They span all cultures and disciplines.

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Polynym examples:
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
UK Design Council
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

sociology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell division

cell division

Area
Biology
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

motivation

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

sign

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Big Five personality traits

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Organization

organizational structure

Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Puruṣārtha

meaning of life

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Six degrees of freedom

freedom of motion

Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Four Noble Truths

noble truth

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Mill's Methods

induction

Source
John Stuart Mill
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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