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paradigm shifts

paradigm shifts is the plural of paradigm shift.

Meaning of paradigm shift

Noun

paradigm shift (plural paradigm shifts)

  1. 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.
    • Near-synonyms: reconceptualization, rethinking; reframing, remodeling
  2. (broadly) Any radical change, especially in politics or technology.
    • Near-synonyms: sea change, step change, quantum leap

Questions about paradigm shifts

What is paradigm shifts the plural of?
Paradigm shifts is the plural of paradigm shift.

Words near paradigm shifts in the dictionary

  1. paradigallas
  2. paradigm
  3. paradigm leveling
  4. paradigm levelings
  5. paradigm shift
  6. paradigm shifts
  7. paradigma
  8. paradigmal
  9. paradigmata
  10. paradigmatic
  11. paradigmatical

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