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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
Four stages of competence

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

mental function

Source
Stuart & Hubert Dreyfus
Area
Sociology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Mathematics

early math

Source
Euclid
Area
Mathematics
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce

semiosis

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Phenomenology (philosophy)

phenomenology

Source
Goethe
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Ratnatraya

liberation

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Phase transition

phase transition

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Universal value

universal value

Source
S. H. Schwartz
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://nwlink.com/...

learning

Source
Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design methods

Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
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