SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
paradigm
noun
A model, pattern, or framework used to understand or approach something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Model or guiding framework
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topA paradigm may be a model example or an overarching approach within a discipline; these uses differ in scale.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See paradigm in use
The team adopted a new paradigm for organizing its shared research.
For the next exhibition, the collective used a shared planning circle as a paradigm for collaboration.
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