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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
Matter

matter

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Yin and yang

yinyang

Source
Taoism
Area
Cosmology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bloom's taxonomy

psychomotor development

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

body

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason

explanation

Source
Arthur Schopenhauer
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Media type

media

Source
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.viewso...

Learning Styles

Source
ViewSonic Library
Area
Pedagogy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
dane
Polynym
https://courses.lu...

Musical Textures

Source
Common Terms
Area
Music Theory
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (fixed)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
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