Paradigm Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Paradigm

Meaning 1 : 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)

    Synonyms : substitution class
Meaning 2 : a standard or typical example

    Synonyms : epitome,  image,  prototype
Meaning 3 : systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

Meaning 4 : the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

    Example : he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm