paradigm
pa·ra·digm
noun
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
- “he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm”
Origin
From Middle English paradygme, from Late Latin paradīgma, from Ancient Greek παράδειγμα (parádeigma, “pattern”), from παραδείκνυμι (paradeíknumi, “I show [beside] or compare”) + -μα (-ma, suffix forming nouns concerning the results of actions). Doublet of paradigma.
Phrases
- paradigm leveling
- paradigm shift
- social conflict paradigm
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