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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
Sentence (linguistics)

sentence

Area
Linguistics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Four discourses

discourse position

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bipartite (theology)

self

Source
dichotomy
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Four boxes of liberty

box of liberty

Source
Stephen Decatur Miller
Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

logic

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Quadrivium

quadrivium

Source
Boethius
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Walter Burke Barbe
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Robert Elliott Speer

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Source
John Dewey
Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
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