Definitions

1. noun

A model or framework that explains a particular concept or situation; a typical example of a particular thing.

“The discovery of penicillin revolutionized medicine and became a paradigm for the development of new medicines.”

2. noun

A framework or a set of assumptions within which theories are developed.

“The paradigm of the time was that the earth was flat, but later it was proven to be round.”

3. verb

To describe or represent something as a model or example.

“The artist’s latest sculpture paradigm the way we think about sculpture as art.”

4. verb

To change or shift the way something is viewed or understood.

“The new data paradigm our understanding of the subject and changed the way we approach it.”