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'.
an example serving as a model; pattern.
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.
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Origin of paradigm
First recorded in 1475–85; from Late Latin paradigma “example,” from Greek parádeigma “pattern, model, precedent, example” (derivative of paradeiknýnai “to show side by side, compare”), equivalent to para- preposition and prefix + deik-, root of deiknýnai “to show, bring to light, prove” + -ma noun suffix denoting the result of an action; see para-1, deictic
You get all the advantage of a paradigm shift from jQuery to a component-based reactive library for developing cutting-edge interactivity.
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Lemos believes a culture of data protection could still flourish in Brazil, in a development similar to the paradigm shift that happened after a consumer protection code was introduced in 1990 and people started to exercise their newfound rights.
Brazil is sliding into techno-authoritarianism|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Value has been experiencing a drought so deep and extended that many on Wall Street believe we’ve entered a new paradigm.
The champ’s big comeback: Why beaten-down value stocks are poised to thrive|Shawn Tully|August 18, 2020|Fortune
The goal of these efforts is essentially to squeeze real-world problems into the paradigm that other machine-learning researchers use to measure performance.
Too many AI researchers think real-world problems are not relevant|Amy Nordrum|August 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
I hate to say it, but the current government seems to be trying to take us back to the old paradigm rather than a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly, let’s make agriculture do more on organic and natural processes.
How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War (Ep. 386 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 6, 2020|Freakonomics
“It was just another assumption based on a paradigm that marginalizes non-heterosexual people,” he writes.
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To change this paradigm, to move forward, it is critical to look back.
Whither the Women’s Movement?|Judith Barnett|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we offer something else in a return, a paradigm shift that comes from people who have been awakened.
Syrian Rebel Wants a New Ally: Israel|Kamal Labwani|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obamacare is now a paradigm for things to come in Blue America.
Income Inequality is a Recipe for Stagnation|Lloyd Green|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The use of Britney Spears in the movie is a paradigm for the way the rest of the movie works.
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Rapid Dominance also means looking to invest in technologies perhaps not fully or currently captured by the Cold War paradigm.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
The paradigm employed uses eye movement recordings and comprehension measures to study picture-text interactions.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
What we intend by the use of the term general theory is similar to "conceptual framework," "conceptual model," or "paradigm."
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
These paradigm descriptions facilitate our knowing how we are with others.
Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin
Their uses will be best ascertained by examining the paradigm at the end of this section.
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British Dictionary definitions for paradigm
paradigm
/ (ˈpærəˌdaɪm) /
noun
grammarthe 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
Derived forms of paradigm
paradigmatic (ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk), adjective
Word Origin for paradigm
C15: via French and Latin from Greek paradeigma pattern, from paradeiknunai to compare, from para-1 + deiknunai to show
This Teacher Helps Explain What “Paradigm Shift” Actually MeansThis teacher stopped telling students to put away their phones during class. Why? He underwent what is known as a paradigm shift. A paradigm shift is a dramatic change in a way of thinking or behaving.