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| ====== Welcome to Polynyms.com ====== | ====== Welcome to Polynyms.com ====== | ||
| - | === Collecting Idea Sets Across Cultures and Academic Disciplines === | + | === The largest collection of idea sets ever made === |
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| - | A **[[nymology|Polynym]]** (or Polyad)<sup>1</sup> is simply a group of related ideas--an //idea set//--or multi-term<sup>2</sup> system. All cultures and disciplines use idea sets to break down and better understand complex systems---from Yin/Yang to the Seven Deadly Sins. | + | A **[[nymology|polynym]]**<sup>1</sup> is a group of related ideas--an //idea set//.<sup>2</sup> All cultures use idea sets to unpack complex thought---from Yin/Yang to the Seven Deadly Sins. |
| - | ==== Polynyms.com lets people like you help build the largest collection of idea sets ever made! ==== | + | ==== Help build the largest collection of idea sets ever made!!! ==== |
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| - | Bennett<sup>2</sup> and Miller<sup>3</sup> showed small sets of ideas can help us understand how we think. We hope this site will attract a diverse hive mind to collect idea sets. | + | Bennett<sup>2</sup> and Miller<sup>3</sup> showed that small sets of ideas can help us understand how we think. We hope this site will attract a diverse hive mind to collect idea sets. |
| - | Please help this research and share your thoughts! Read the **[[nymology|FAQ]]** for more. | + | Please help this research and share your thoughts! |
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| + | Read the **[[nymology|FAQ]]** for more. | ||
| **THANK YOU**\\ | **THANK YOU**\\ | ||
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| - | **THE TWO PARTS OF THIS SITE**\\ | + | This wiki is a guide to the activities. To play, visit **[[http://nymology.org|NYMOLOGY]]**. |
| - | Documentation and links can be found on this wiki, while database-driven **[[http://db.polynyms.com|activities]]** let you play with idea sets. | + | |
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| - | <sup>1</sup> Unlike [[wp>N-gram|N-grams]], Polynyms represent an intentional holistic thought. \\ | + | <sup>1</sup> Or polyad: Unlike [[wp>N-gram|N-grams]], polynyms represent holistic thought \\ |
| - | <sup>2</sup> [[wp>Systematics_–_study_of_multi-term_systems|Benettian Systematics]] (J. Bennett)\\ | + | <sup>2</sup> Or multi-term system: [[wp>Systematics_–_study_of_multi-term_systems|Benettian Systematics]] (J. Bennett)\\ |
| <sup>3</sup> //[[wp>The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two|The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two]]// (G. Miller) | <sup>3</sup> //[[wp>The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two|The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two]]// (G. Miller) | ||
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