paradigm
/ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm/
noun
- A typical example or model of something; a standard way of thinking or doing things.
- The company shifted its business paradigm to focus on online sales.
- The invention of the smartphone created a new paradigm for communication.
- Her teaching method became a paradigm for other educators to follow.
- A set of assumptions, concepts, and practices that define a particular field or discipline.
- In psychology, the behavioral paradigm was later replaced by cognitive approaches.
- The old paradigm of top-down management is giving way to more collaborative models.
- The scientific paradigm changed when Einstein introduced the theory of relativity.
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