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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

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paradigm Synonyms

paradigm

n.

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


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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.

Adjective modifier

  • dominant: The views of the scholars at the Leipzig Conference simply do not conform to the dominant 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.
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