Definition of Paradigm

1. Noun. Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.

Generic synonyms: Inflection, Inflexion
Derivative terms: Paradigmatic

2. Noun. A standard or typical example. "He provided America with an image of the good father"
Exact synonyms: Epitome, Image, Prototype
Generic synonyms: Example, Model
Specialized synonyms: Concentrate, Imago
Derivative terms: Epitomise, Epitomize, Paradigmatic, Prototypal, Prototypic, Prototypical

3. Noun. 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).
Exact synonyms: Substitution Class
Generic synonyms: Category, Class, Family
Derivative terms: Paradigmatic

4. Noun. The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time. "He framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
Generic synonyms: Perspective, Position, View

Definition of Paradigm

1. n. An example; a model; a pattern.

Definition of Paradigm

1. Noun. An example serving as a model or pattern; a template. ¹

2. Noun. (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. ¹

3. Noun. A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality. ¹

4. Noun. A conceptual framework—an established thought process. ¹

5. Noun. A way of thinking which can occasionally lead to misleading predispositions; a prejudice. A route of mental efficiency which has presumably been verified by affirmative results/predictions. ¹

6. Noun. A philosophy consisting of ‘top-bottom’ ideas (namely biases which could possibly make the practitioner susceptible to the ‘confirmation bias’). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Paradigm

1. a pattern or example [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paradigm

paradentosis
parader
paraders
parades
parades of horribles
paradiastole
paradiastoles
paradichlorobenzene
paradichlorobenzenes
paradiddle
paradiddle-diddle
paradiddle-diddles
paradiddles
paradidymal
paradigm (current term)
paradigm shift
paradigma
paradigmata
paradigmatic
paradigmatically
paradigmaticism
paradigmaticisms
paradigmatics
paradigmatize
paradigmatized
paradigmatizes
paradigmatizing
paradigms
parading

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