paradigm

• Nom désignant un exemple typique, un modèle ou une représentation de quelque chose, en particulier un ensemble de présupposés, de concepts, de valeurs et de pratiques qui façonnent la manière dont une communauté perçoit la réalité.

A noun referring to a typical example, pattern, or model of something, especially a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them.

1. Model or patternC1formal

   A typical example or pattern of something; a model.

   Modèle ou patron

   • This case study is a paradigm of modern business strategy.
   • The company's approach became a paradigm for the industry.
   • Her research established a new paradigm in the field.

   Synonymesarchetypeexemplarframeworkmodelpatternprototypestandardtemplate

   Antonymesanomalyexception

2. Theoretical frameworkC1formal

   A set of concepts, theories, and methods that define a scientific discipline or intellectual movement.

   Paradigme (cadre théorique)

   • The discovery led to a paradigm shift in physics.
   • Kuhn's work on scientific paradigms is widely studied.
   • The old paradigm no longer explains the observed data.

   Synonymesexemplarframeworkmodeltheory