a great and important change in the way something is done or thought aboutWegener’s theory led to a paradigm shift in the earth sciences.I could convince only a few of my colleagues of the need for a revolution, a paradigm shift.Word Origin1970s: term used in the writings of Thomas S. Kuhn (1922–96), philosopher of science.
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