paradigm shift
A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated…A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm.
» "Paradigm shift" is called "csirkenyak" in Chuvash.
Meaning
2 sensesA radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm.
Near-synonyms: reconceptualization, rethinking; reframing, remodeling
Paradigmenwechsel
сме́на парадигмsména paradigm
(broadly)Any radical change, especially in politics or technology.
Near-synonyms: sea change, step change, quantum leap
Examples
1 sentences"Paradigm shift" is called "csirkenyak" in Chuvash.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by American historian, physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of ScCoined by American historian, physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962).
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Forms
plural: paradigm shifts| Singular | paradigm shift |
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