Word family noun paradigm adjective paradigmatic adverb paradigmatically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparadigmpar‧a‧digm /ˈpærədaɪm/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 1 technicalEXAMPLE a model or example that shows how something works or is producedparadigm of the basic paradigm of the family tree2 formalEXAMPLE a very clear or typical example of somethingparadigm of Pius XII remained the paradigm of what a pope should be. —paradigmatic /ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk◂/ adjective —paradigmatically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpus
paradigm• Community interaction of this kind could be a paradigm for race relations in the future.• Much of modern sociology lacks a paradigm and consequently fails to qualify as science.• Although they embody a real-world claim about how agents are motivated, they function more like a paradigm than a generalization.• Kuhn argues that science education is characterized by an uncritical teaching of the dominant paradigm within a subject.• The needs of today's children cannot be met by our old educational paradigms.• Kuhn's own account of science entails that what is to count as a problem is paradigm or community dependent.• At best, what will emerge from this bureaucratic morass is an entirely new paradigm for dealing with cross-border studies.• New paradigms are sure to emerge.• The old organizational paradigm encouraged employees to view themselves as the occupants of a box called a job.• The prospects for experimental tests of the dynamical transition paradigm seem particularly promising in the case of focal epilepsy.• The Vietnam War has become a powerful anti-war paradigm.paradigm of• a paradigm of economic failureFrom Longman Business Dictionaryparadigmpar‧a‧digm /ˈpærədaɪm/ noun [countable] formal a good example of how a product, system etc can work or be producedparadigm of/forJ.J.'s success in building Tylenol into a best-seller has become a paradigm of consumer drug marketing. → economic paradigmOrigin paradigm (1400-1500) Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai “to show side by side” 