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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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

architecture

Source
Gottfried Semper
Area
Anthropology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Nucleobase

DNA

Source
Hallick
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Trinity

God

Source
The Bible
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

noble path

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty

learning

Source
Neil Fleming
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty

humors

Source
Hippocrates
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

action

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
DMAIC

improvement cycle

Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty

economic growth

Source
Walt Whitman Rostow
Area
Economics
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty

competence

Source
Martin Broadwell
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
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