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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
Quadrivium

quadrivium

Source
Boethius
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Natural Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
12
User
dane
Polynym
Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)

cycle

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Source
John Dewey
Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Media type

media

Source
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
SOLID

SOLID object-oriented programming

Source
Robert C. Martin
Area
Programming
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Theory of multiple intelligences

intelligence

Source
Howard Gardner
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Anthropology

anthropology

Source
Franz Boaz
Area
Anthropology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Level of measurement

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

consciousness

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
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