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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
Robert Plutchik

mood

Source
Plutchik
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Robert Elliott Speer

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
Nigel Cross
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (mutable)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
kemp
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

sign

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

logic

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
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humors

Source
Hippocrates
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

triadic structure

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Modes of persuasion

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Eight precepts

precept

Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Three-phase traffic theory

traffic flow

Source
Boris Kerner
Area
Physics
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
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