paradigm
IPA: pˈɛrʌdaɪm
noun
- A pattern, a way of doing something, especially (now often derogatory) a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- An example serving as the model for such a pattern.
- (linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.
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Examples of "paradigm" in Sentences
- Inquiry in the pragmatic paradigm.
- The paradigm is what the omission upholds.
- By dint of breadth, the paradigm stands out.
- The Bible is the paradigm of true prophecies.
- The opposite applied in the liberal paradigm.
- The same paradigm applies to the legal field.
- There is an inquiry in the pragmatic paradigm.
- The ruler should be the paradigm of virtue in the state.
- It is the dominant theoretical paradigm in microeconomics.
- The term paradigm, however, is useful, like a Swiss Army Knife.
- The problem is that the paradigm is distorted and inappropriate.
- The term "paradigm shift" is bandied around with promiscuous ease.
- The Olympic champion of sleep-inducing jargon must be the word "paradigm."
- Now, the term paradigm shift is used to suggest the groundbreaking importance of statements such as this:
- Now, I think that people become angered by paradigm shifts or angered by even hearing the term paradigm shift.
- After the 1962 publication of Structure, however, the word paradigm came to mean something bigger and more complicated than a mere example.