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paradigm shift

par·a·digm shift
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [par-uh-dahym, -dim shift]
    • /ˈpær əˌdaɪm, -dɪm ʃɪft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [par-uh-dahym, -dim shift]
    • /ˈpær əˌdaɪm, -dɪm ʃɪft/

Definitions of paradigm shift words

  • noun paradigm shift a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another. 1
  • noun paradigm shift a significant change in the paradigm of any discipline or group: Putting skilled, tenured teachers in failing schools would cause a paradigm shift in teaching and education. 1
  • noun paradigm shift a radical change in underlying beliefs or theory 0
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Origin of paradigm shift

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Paradigm shift

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Paradigm shift

paradigm shift popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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