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paradigm
[par-uh-dahym, -dim]
noun
a framework containing the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community.
such a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group.
The company’s business paradigm needs updating for a new generation.
Informal., a general mental model or framework for anything.
Their first album completely blew apart my paradigm for what rock music could be.
an example serving as a model for others to imitate; pattern.
Pelham Dairy’s 10-year aged cheddar is the paradigm of cheddars.
a typical or representative instance or example.
His experimentalism and iconoclastic attitude towards the past make Picasso a paradigm of 20th century painting.
Grammar.
a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, especially the set of all inflected forms based on a single stem or theme.
a display in fixed arrangement of such a set, as boy, boy's, boys, boys'.
paradigm
/ ˈpærəˌdaɪm, ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk /
noun
grammar the set of all the inflected forms of a word or a systematic arrangement displaying these forms
a pattern or model
a typical or stereotypical example (esp in the phrase paradigm case )
(in the philosophy of science) a very general conception of the nature of scientific endeavour within which a given enquiry is undertaken
Other Word Forms
- paradigmatic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of paradigm1
Word History and Origins
Origin of paradigm1
Example Sentences
“The president’s aesthetic eye is not the proper paradigm to evaluate tactical ship requirements.”
The findings challenge existing paradigms about the relationship between metabolic and mental health by demonstrating that exercise can provide antidepressant-like effects even in the context of poor dietary choices.
Butts were suddenly out there — and though it didn’t happen overnight, they were leading a pop-culture paradigm shift.
New content requires new forms, but AI is doing more than generating new material: It’s shattering old paradigms.
He said the rise in the price of gold is due to investors adding to their holdings, rather than a paradigm shift.
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