Paradigm Shift Definition

noun

A radical change in, or the superseding of, a prevailing paradigm.

Webster's New World

A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm.

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Other Word Forms of Paradigm Shift

Noun

Singular:
paradigm shift
Plural:
paradigm shifts

Origin of Paradigm Shift

  • Coined by Thomas Kuhn in 1962.

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