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=== Collecting Idea Sets Across Cultures and Academic Disciplines === | === Collecting Idea Sets Across Cultures and Academic Disciplines === | ||
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- | A **[[Numeronomy#what_is_a_polynym|Polynym]]<sup>1</sup>** (or Polyad) is simply a group of related ideas: an //idea set//. All cultures and fields of study use idea sets to break down and better understand complex systems---from Yin/Yang to the Seven Deadly Sins. | + | 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. |
- | **Polynyms.com enables people like you to help build the largest collection of idea sets ever made.**\\ | + | ==== Polynyms.com lets people like you help build the largest collection of idea sets ever made! ==== |
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- | Bennett<sup>1</sup> and Miller<sup>2</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 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 **[[numeronomy#what_is_numeronomy|FAQ]]** for more. | + | Please help this research and share your thoughts! Read the **[[nymology|FAQ]]** for more. |
- | **THANK YOU** | + | **THANK YOU**\\ |
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- | **HOW TO USE THIS SITE**\\ | + | This wiki has documentation and links. To play with idea sets, see **[[http://nymology.org|Nymology activities]]**. |
- | This wiki has documentation, articles and links, while a database-driven section **[[http://db.polynyms.com|Nymology]]** lets you add, chart and play with idea sets. | + | </WRAP> |
- | To contribute, please add idea sets to the **[[http://db.polynyms.com/polynyms|database]]** then add any comments as [[nyms|articles]]. | ||
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- | <sup>1</sup> Polynyms are distinct from [[wp>N-gram|N-grams]] in that they represent an intended whole. \\ | + | <sup>1</sup> Unlike [[wp>N-gram|N-grams]], Polynyms represent an intentional holistic thought. \\ |
<sup>2</sup> [[wp>Systematics_–_study_of_multi-term_systems|Benettian Systematics]] (J. Bennett)\\ | <sup>2</sup> [[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) | ||