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paradigm Definition

para·digm (par′ə dīm′, -dim)

noun

    1. a pattern, example, or model
    2. 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. Gram. an example of a declension or conjugation, giving all the inflectional forms of a word

Etymology: Fr paradigme < LL paradigma < Gr paradeigma < para-, para- + deigma, example < deiknynai, to show: for IE base see diction

paradigm Related Forms

par′a·dig·mat′ic (-dig mat′ik) adjective par′a·dig·mat′i·cally adverb

paradigm Synonyms

paradigm

n.

chart, sample, standard, model; see criterion, model 2. See syn. study at model.

paradigm Usage Examples

Preposition: of

productivity: Gross International Happiness is a new concept in economic thinking aimed at replacing the western paradigm of economic productivity and well-being.

Converse of object

  • authore: Thus the authoring paradigm has become declarative in nature, describing the data rather than the processes involved in document links.
  • prevail: At stage three, the prevailing paradigm of what it means to use a computer in school is challenged.
  • emerge: Mark Lee Developmental Robotics: an emerging paradigm for intelligent agents.
  • replace: Gross International Happiness is a new concept in economic thinking aimed at replacing the western paradigm of economic productivity and well-being.
  • shift: A successful information campaign will require three elements, each of which focuses on shifting the paradigm in which the conflict is understood.
  • embrace: And, he insists, the Chinese are beginning to embrace a fundamentally different paradigm in development.

Adjective modifier

  • dominant: The views of the scholars at the Leipzig Conference simply do not conform to the dominant paradigm.
  • object-oriented: Analysis and design The object-oriented paradigm is a new and different way of thinking about programming.
  • positivist: The Generative Paradigm Chris Loynes describes alternatives to the positivist paradigm in outdoor experiential learning.
  • mechanistic: The mechanistic paradigm has failed the reality test in life.
  • prevailing: The prevailing journalistic paradigm is partisan and administrative in nature.
  • western: At the same time, the 'Asian miracle ' and the discourse on Asian values questioned the dominance of the western development paradigm.

Modifies a noun

shift: What the paradigm shift requires is a writing proper to making.

Noun used with modifier

  • reductionist: The reductionist paradigm of regulation concentrates on the gene(s ) and gene product(s ) introduced into the GMO and on known toxins and allergens.
  • programming: You want web server to support four of the most popular programming paradigms.
  • deterrence: Game theory also developed into a central element of the deterrence paradigm.
  • alleviation: Savings and shares Raising program income from savings and shares is advocated within both the financial sustainability paradigm and poverty alleviation paradigms.
  • hypertext: Indirect authoring can also be applied to other existing hypertext paradigms.
  • computing: Developed by Sun Microsystems, Java Language will turn our existing computing paradigm upside down.