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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
Semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce

semiosis

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.fronti...

Embodied, Predictive & Interoceptive Framework

Source
Michela Di Trani
Area
Mental Health
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

threefold activity

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven virtues

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Three-act structure

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
Nigel Cross
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Branches of science

Branches of Science

Source
Traditional
Area
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Bagua

bushido

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
http://www.visionm...

dream

Source
D.A. Goodman
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
https://www.jmhs.c...

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Three-phase traffic theory

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
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