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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
Optical illusion

Illusions

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Six degrees of freedom

freedom of motion

Area
Design
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

unalienable right

Source
US Constitution
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Dramatic structure

story plot

Source
Freytag
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
http://everythingf...

order

Source
Devin Harris
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.jmhs.c...

Classic Study Skills

Source
Allison Brenner
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane
Polynym
Cognition

cognition

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Three-act structure

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Walter Burke Barbe
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

contradiction

Source
G.W.F Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://cura.free.f...

humors

Source
Hippocrates
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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