Paradigm Definition & Meaning
paradigm
- noun
- systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
- a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
- 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; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
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- What does paradigm mean?
- systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" 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; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
- What part of speech is paradigm?
- Paradigm is a noun.
- How many definitions does paradigm have?
- Paradigm has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).