Paradigm (Noun)
Meaning 1
A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The new smartphone is a paradigm of innovative design and functionality.
- She is a paradigm of a successful businesswoman, inspiring many young entrepreneurs.
- The ancient Greek city-state of Athens is often cited as a paradigm of democracy.
- The company's approach to sustainability has become a paradigm for other corporations to follow.
- He is a paradigm of a dedicated teacher, always willing to go the extra mile for his students.
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Meaning 2
Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The paradigm of the verb 'go' includes the forms 'go', 'went', and 'gone' to illustrate its various tenses and aspects.
- In linguistics, a paradigm is a systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word, such as the different forms of a verb.
- The paradigm of the noun 'child' includes the forms 'child', 'children', and 'children's' to show its various grammatical functions.
- A paradigm can be used to illustrate the different forms of a word in a language, such as the verb 'be' in English.
- The paradigm of the adjective 'big' includes the forms 'big', 'bigger', and 'biggest' to show its comparative and superlative forms.
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Meaning 3
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The words "cat" and "dog" are in a paradigmatic relation as they can both fill the same position in the sentence "The __ is sleeping".
- The noun "city" belongs to a paradigm of nouns that can complete the sentence "The trip to the __ was enjoyable".
- The adjectives "happy" and "sad" are in paradigmatic relation with each other, as they can both describe the state of mind in the sentence "The child was feeling very __".
- In the sentence "I am going to the __", the words "store", "movies", and "park" are in paradigmatic relation.
- The verbs "run", "walk", and "run" are in a paradigm as they can all be used in the sentence "Let's __ to the beach".
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Meaning 4
The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The shift in scientific thought marked a significant change in the paradigm of understanding the universe.
- She argued that the current paradigm in economics was no longer applicable to the modern world.
- The researchers were forced to rethink their methods as the paradigm of their field began to shift.
- His work challenged the dominant paradigm in the field of sociology and led to a new wave of research.
- The book's influence on the field was profound, as it introduced a new paradigm for understanding human behavior.