paradigm
pronunciation
How to pronounce paradigm in British English:
UK [ˈpærədaɪm]
How to pronounce paradigm in American English:
US [ˈpærədaɪm]
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- Noun:
- systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
- a standard or typical example
- 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
Word Origin
- paradigm
- paradigm: see teach
- paradigm (n.)
- late 15c., from Late Latin paradigma "pattern, example," especially in grammar, from Greek paradeigma "pattern, model; precedent, example," from paradeiknynai "exhibit, represent," literally "show side by side," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + deiknynai "to show" (cognate with Latin dicere "to show;" see diction). Related: Paradigmatic; paradigmatical.
Example
- 1. And , as ever , there was a new paradigm .
- 2. He illustrated an international paradigm shift ; he did not create it .
- 3. It was what he said as opposed to how he said it-another paradigm shift for the genre .
- 4. This game captures the fundamental tension between the interests of the individual and the group , and is the classic paradigm for cooperation .
- 5. The increasing success of the comet paradigm has exhumed a buzzword that was very popular in the second half of the 90s : push technology .