A paradigm is a model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced.
[formal]
...a new paradigm of production. [+ of]
2. countable noun
A paradigm is a clear and typical example of something.
[formal]
He had become the paradigm of the successful man. [+ of]
Synonyms: model, example, original, pattern More Synonyms of paradigm
paradigm in British English
(ˈpærəˌdaɪm)
noun
1. grammar
the set of all the inflected forms of a word or a systematic arrangement displaying these forms
2.
a pattern or model
3.
a typical or stereotypical example (esp in the phrase paradigm case)
4.
(in the philosophy of science) a very general conception of the nature of scientific endeavour within which a given enquiry is undertaken
Derived forms
paradigmatic (ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk) or paradigmatical (ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪkəl)
adjective
Word origin
C15: via French and Latin from Greek paradeigma pattern, from paradeiknunai to compare, from para-1 + deiknunai to show
paradigm in American English
(ˈpærəˌdaɪm; ˈpærədɪm)
noun
1.
a.
a pattern, example, or model
b.
an overall concept accepted by most people in an intellectual community, as those in one of the natural sciences, because of its effectiveness in explaining a complex process, idea, or set of data
2. Grammar
an example of a declension or conjugation, giving all the inflectional forms of a word
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈmodel
Derived forms
paradigmatic (ˌparadigˈmatic) (ˈpærədɪgˈmætɪk)
adjective
paradigmatically (ˌparadigˈmatically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr paradigme < LL paradigma < Gr paradeigma < para-, para-1 + deigma, example < deiknynai, to show: for IE base see diction
Examples of 'paradigm' in a sentence
paradigm
The paradigm case was where he was in police custody.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The old paradigm said it was my ministry they were loyal to.
Christianity Today (2000)
But this too is part of paradigm shock.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
Will this new paradigm become the norm?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yet each year the new paradigm lurks closer and closer.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
That was the paradigm case of procedural expectation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Prisoner voting is a paradigm case.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The first is paradigm shock, whether experienced by end users or the infrastructure that supports them.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
To be sure, nobody currently enjoying success with their old paradigm really wants to change.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
On the contrary, they were selected as paradigm cases.
Lee Harvey Critical Social Research (1990)
From their point of view, the old paradigm is more familiar and secure.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
It's a completely new paradigm in building design.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A new paradigm for predicting storm flows is required.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When we pick the vendor to lead us to the new paradigm, let us all pick the same one.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
The new products, it observes, are continuous innovations extending the old paradigm.
Geoffrey A. Moore LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002)
In other languages
paradigm
British English: paradigm NOUN
A paradigm is a model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced.
...a new paradigm of production.
American English: paradigm
Brazilian Portuguese: paradigma
Chinese: 范例
European Spanish: paradigma
French: modèle
German: Musterbeispiel
Italian: modello
Japanese: パラダイム
Korean: 패러다임
European Portuguese: paradigma
Latin American Spanish: paradigma
(noun)
Definition
a model or example
He was the paradigm of the self-made man.
Synonyms
model
the Chinese model of economic reform
example
This piece is a perfect example of symphonic construction.
original
Photocopy the form and send the original to your employer.
pattern
the ideal pattern of a good society
ideal
the ideal of beauty in those days
norm
Their actions departed from what she called the commonly accepted norms of behaviour.
prototype
He has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor.
the prototype aircraft
archetype
He is the archetype of the successful businessman.
exemplar
They viewed their new building as an exemplar of taste.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of archetype
Definition
an original model
He is the archetype of the successful businessman.
Synonyms
prime example,
standard,
model,
original,
pattern,
classic,
ideal,
norm,
form,
prototype,
paradigm,
exemplar
in the sense of example
Definition
a person, action, or thing that is worthy of imitation
This piece is a perfect example of symphonic construction.
Synonyms
illustration,
model,
ideal,
standard,
norm,
precedent,
pattern,
prototype,
paradigm,
archetype,
paragon,
exemplar,
xample
in the sense of exemplar
Definition
a person or thing to be copied
They viewed their new building as an exemplar of taste.
Synonyms
model,
example,
standard,
ideal,
criterion,
paradigm,
epitome,
paragon
Synonyms of 'paradigm'
paradigm
Explore 'paradigm' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of ideal
Definition
a conception of something that is perfect
the ideal of beauty in those days
Synonyms
model,
example,
criterion,
prototype,
paradigm,
archetype,
exemplar
in the sense of norm
Definition
a standard that is required or regarded as normal
Their actions departed from what she called the commonly accepted norms of behaviour.
Synonyms
standard,
rule,
model,
pattern,
mean,
type,
measure,
average,
par,
criterion,
benchmark,
yardstick
in the sense of original
Definition
the first and genuine form of something, from which others are copied or translated
Photocopy the form and send the original to your employer.
Synonyms
prototype,
master,
pattern
in the sense of pattern
Definition
a model worthy of imitation
the ideal pattern of a good society
Synonyms
model,
example,
standard,
original,
guide,
par,
criterion,
norm,
prototype,
paradigm,
archetype,
paragon,
exemplar,
cynosure
in the sense of prototype
Definition
a person or thing that serves as an example of a type
He has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor.the prototype aircraft