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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
https://plato.stan...

Noble Pursuits of Man

Source
Alfred N. Whitehead
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

personality

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
https://biodiversi...

evolution

Source
KU Natural History Museum
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

body

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://bellaonline...

stress

Source
Janet Boyer
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
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
Design methods

design methods

Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
kemp
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