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An example; a model; a pattern.
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A theory providing a unifying explanation for a set of phenomena in some field, which serves to suggest methods to test the theory and develop a fuller understanding of the topic, and which is considered useful until it is be replaced by a newer theory providing more accurate explanations or explanations for a wider range of phenomena.
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a system of scientific interpretation which is embedded in a cultural worldview and implicitly favors certain ways of carrying out and evaluating scientific research.
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Organising principles and underlying beliefs that form the basis of a set of shared concepts.
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The recipe or model that links the elements of a theory together and shows, where possible, the nature of the relationships.
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1. Set of deep concepts on the nature of reality that shapes language, thought, perceptions, and system structures. 2. Unconscious dogmas and assumptions which make ordinary scientific practice possible.
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a model of a reality from a specific collective awareness' viewpoint, including all root assumption parameters which define that reality
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A set of basic assumptions that outlines the universe of scientific inquiry, specifying both the concepts regarded as legitimate and the methods to be used in collecting and interpreting data.
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The accepted perception about the way things are.
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(n) a way of viewing the world about us. Occasionally new discoveries are made which require a paradigm shift, or a new way of looking at the world. Such shifts are initially rejected by the masses but eventually are accepted. Viewing the world as round as opposed to flat is an example of a paradigm shift.
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The highest, most general level in a hierarchy of scientific intellectual structures. A paradigm is a generally accepted view of the nature of a scientific discipline.
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In sociology the term denotes schools of sociological work, each of which is self-contained with its own methods and theories. In science the term denotes general ways of seeing the world, which dictate what kind of scientific work should be done and what kinds of theory are acceptable.
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A way of thinking that's so widespread in a particular society that people hardly notice they think that way. A paradigm shift is a change in a paradigm - often not noticed till it's well under way. Paradigm shifts take years to happen.
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a model, an example, a pattern or a mental pattern; something serving as an example or model of how things should be done. It is the makeup of an individual's, group's or nation's reality, of what their attention is focused on, and it lays out the map of how to get there from here. A paradigm defines what can be perceived, what is acceptable, and what is not acceptable.
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A set of principles, theories and methods that encompass a scientific idea. Conventionalism
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the set of rules and conditions stored in the brain, and used to interpret and understand sensory experience
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A well-established example or model, an archetype.
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Example or model (as demonstrated by a consultant).
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French paradigme n. 1. a pattern, example, or model. 2. in grammar, an example of a declension or conjugation, giving all the inflectional forms of a word.
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A general framework within which a scientific or philosophical discipline is viewed and within which questions are asked and hypotheses are developed. Scientific revolutions usually involve major paradigm changes. (Contrast with hypothesis, theory.)
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coherent set of beliefs about cause-effect relationships within a given class of context
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a model or pattern which contains all inflectional variations of a given word
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(PAR·a·digm). A cognitive frame of reference consisting of a set of beliefs, assumptions, techniques, ideals, and research strategies that influences one’s observations, findings, conclusions, and interpretations. Passover (PASS·O·ver). From Hebrew pesah, pecach, pesach (PEH·sakh). Anciently Passover was Abib, or Nisan, 14 in the Hebrew calendar and immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread. By the first-century Passover could also refer to the festival as well ( Luke 22:1 cf., Ezekiel 45:21). Observed at home, rather than at the central sanctuary or in the synagogue, this family banquet commemorated the deliverance of ancient Israel from its bondage in Egypt ( Exodus 12). Anciently the seating was oriental style with the host and guests seated on pillows. As a festival celebrating freedom from slavery and captivity Jews kept the Passover annually as "a night to be observed for the LORD" ( Exodus 12:42 NASB).
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a general agreement of belief of how the world works; what could be called ``common sense''.
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An organized model or pattern used by researchers.
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A pattern or model of how we see the reality of any idea, situation or strategy. New paradigms introduce new ways of seeing or thinking which challenges cherished beliefs or ideas.
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systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
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the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
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a basic framework for understanding reality
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a basic model of an aspect of reality
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a belief so strongly held that when contrary evidence appears, the evidence is rejected
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a body of theory, results, methods, and set of acceptable questions that are embraced by the vast majority of people working in a particular discipline
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a body of thought and the set ofassumptions, concepts, values, and diaconis
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a central, unifying insight that then orients how we understand things
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a certain set way of looking at the world
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a certain way of looking at things, it is a point of view
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a collection of norms, methods and patterns which define facts and problems to be investigated, methods and tools leading to a solution of problems and acceptable answers
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a combination of your thoughts, feelings and actions that are entered into your subconsious mind
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a common belief in a theory and its principles, and Thomas Kuhn was correct when he wrote his book that the principles of reality were not known and thus this incomplete knowledge always left puzzles
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a community shared wordview which provides a general theoretical framework for the mental process of formulating working concepts and perceptions
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a complex notion, but in one sense that Kuhn came to prefer it is a 'shared example' that gives practitioners a way of seeing situations, in particular, of seeing phenomena under study
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a concept, often assumed or subconscious, that enables one to see and understand
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a concept or theory that governs our thinking on a whole range of subjects
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a conceptual framework or set of assumptions under which we make rules, and determine inquiry
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a conceptual framework which allows us to construct or generate statements that are truthful within its field of discourse
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a conceptualized format that is superior to a construct, model, or example
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a conceptual model that is used for interpreting phenomena
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a constellation of concepts, values, perceptions and practices shared by a community, which forms a particular vision of reality that is the basis of the way a community organises itself
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a filter through which we look at the world
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a fixed conceptual framework that most scientists accept and work within, which then becomes a filter for seeing, interpreting, and correlating experience
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a fixed conceptual framework that most scientists work within, one that has been adopted by the major portion of the scientific community
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a framework into which we fit ideas which we hold to be valid
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a framework of concepts into which science fitted at a particular stage of its development
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a framework of thought
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a framework used by a community of adherents to explain and make sense of their world and to guide their efforts to further understand and improve it
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a general theory, like the Darwinian theory of evolution, which has achieved general acceptance in the scientific community
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a graphic symbol, but not a picture of a thing
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a guiding concept or model, based on accumulated knowledge, which is generally accepted as valid and useful
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a habitual way of thinking
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a kind of pattern, and I think that a garden's abstract patterns imprint themselves into us
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a logical model or a framework of assumptions and associations of ideas, which people adopt in interpreting a phenomenon, discussing an issue, or deciding on a course of action
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a mental framework for looking at the world
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a mental model of how the world is
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a mental model of how we see the world and view reality
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a mental scheme or theory that explains an external reality
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a model, a grid through which our perception of reality is achieved
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a model, an outline, a form that something takes, that we can diagram to help us understand it
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a model, a set of assumptions that defines the way you look at the world
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a model, a shared set of assumptions about how we perceive the world
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a model, a way of looking at things
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a model for how things are
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a model of how something is normally analyzed
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a model of how the world works that permits the holder to interpret and use new information
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a model of reality, a kind of blueprint for the structure of our collective thought
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a model or a pattern, sort of like the preset design chosen by a seamstress against which she cuts and shapes a bolt of cloth
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a model or exemplar
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a model that is defined by "standard examples of scientific work that embody a set of conceptual, methodological, and metaphysical assumptions
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a model, theory or explanation of something else
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a mode of phenomena production or generation, a social practice that enacts or brings forth a phenomenological world, and theories are after-the-fact frameworks that attempt to explain or elucidate the newly-disclosed worlds
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an all embracing theoretical framework that defines scientific work in a given moment or period within one particular field of science
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an entire set of beliefs, values, and techniques associated with a particular field of study, and it includes a set of concrete puzzle-solutions in the form of models or examples
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an example, literally a "model" used to organize and understand phenomena
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an example that serves as a model for something
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an exemplar problem and solution which is used as a pattern to follow in the particular field
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an intellectual achievement that underlies normal science and attracts and guides the work of an enduring number of adherents in their scientific activity
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an unconscious belief that organizes the perception of reality
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an unconscious picture of how we view and interact with the world around us
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a pattern, like a specific mindset that, when shifted, can produce significant change
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a pattern of ideas, beliefs, and values
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a pattern of perceiving reality
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a pattern of thinking which people use for guidance
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a pattern of thinking which shapes the subjective universe of the thinker
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a pattern or form that contains an overall framework through which the world is seen and in which it is described
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a pattern or model, in this case describing the way the universe works
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a "pattern" or model of explanation
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a pattern or orderly way of thinking
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a pattern or philosophical and theoretical framework
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a pattern or set of 'rules' we choose for the
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a pattern, which is repeated, like a fractal, from the macro to the micro
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a perspective, not necessarily reality
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a perspective or way of seeing the world that affects our attitudes, beliefs, and actions
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a predominant pattern or model for an activity
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a preferred world-view of something at a given point of time
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a rather inflexible way of thinking that is sometimes based on tradition or history
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a reality-framework
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a scheme for understanding and explaining certain aspects of reality
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a self-consistent set of ideas and beliefs which acts as a filter, influencing how we perceive and how we make sense
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a set of beliefs about a particular subject
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a set of beliefs, perceptions or a framework within which facts are considered (or not considered) and upon which assessments are based
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a set of deep concepts about the nature of reality that shapes language, thought, perceptions - and system structures
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a set of ideas, theories, opinions, or beliefs held by society which are taken as fact and pretty much universally accepted
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a set of rules and regulations that defines boundaries , according to Thomas Coon in his ' Structure of Scientific Revolutions '
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a set of rules, boundaries and ideas that govern how you view the world and through which you solve problems and make decisions
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a set of values, beliefs, and practices that serve as a model or an example to be followed
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a sort of cultural, consensual pattern of thought or model of
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a strongly held belief or assumption we use to "filter" incoming information
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a superindividual structure of meaning, which is formed and reproduced in disciplinary socialization, teaching and scientific communication
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a super-theory or top-level theory which amounts to a general way of looking at things
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a system of belief or a way of viewing the world
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a system ofmutually reinforcing and complementary beliefs about the nature of reality
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a system of thinking - not just an advance on the previous cycle of thought
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a system of thought based on a central fundamental premise
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a system of thought or ideas based on observations, hypotheses and theories it is an attempt to coordinate the acceptable observations about a topic, which makes some sense to its practitioners
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a term to suggest that there is some accepted examples of science theory
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a total way of seeing the world, a lens that determines how we collect and interpret data, draw conclusions from them, and determine what kind of response, if any, is appropriate
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a unified set of ideas and practices that shapes scientific research in an area
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a way of approaching and thinking about some area of scientific inquiry
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a way of envisioning something, a guiding concept, a framework for definition
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a way of looking at a system of relationships
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a way of looking at reality
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a way of seeing the whole between two ways of seeing Christianity and what it means to be a Christian
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a way of thinking about problems and solutions
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a way of thinking, perceiving, communicating and viewing the world
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a way of viewing life, a way of seeing reality
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a whole way of thinking and viewing the world
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a working model or framework to explain a process or a system
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a working model that includes all the elements observed within this window
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a worldview, a model, a framework, a lens through which one views, experiences, and thereby interprets the experience of being alive as a human
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a worldview or a mindset
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A cognitive model for explaining a set of data. Paradigm Shift. A change in the perception of information.
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A widely held framework of thinking that is not easy to transcend even in the face of compelling evidence (for example, believing the earth is flat).
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A model or ideal theory from which phenomena are examined and understood.
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The common set of beliefs, theories and examples that define how subscribers view a specific topic or dogma.
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the third new P of marketing. It is a pattern example or a model way of doing things. (p. 86)
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An acquired way of thinking about something that shapes thought and action in ways that are both conscious and unconscious. Paradigms are essential because they provide a culturally shared model for how to think and act, but they can present major obstacles to adopting newer, better approaches.
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An example or pattern. in the sense of T. S. Kuhn (1970), scientific paradigms are general ways of seeing the world shared by members of a scientific community, and they provide models of acceptable ways in which problems can be solved.
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Based upon the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, a paradigm is a world-view that reflects certain assumptions, both implicit and explicit, about the social world, what constitutes a scientific problem or issue, what the appropriate methods of investigation are, and what constitutes appropriate solutions and standards of proof.
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A model, used in this context, to refer to a type of programming language
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An example that serves as a pattern or model.
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A general idea, model, or pattern.
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Your belief system; the way you see or perceive things.
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A paradigm is a pattern or example. In business it is a framework of behaviors or set of rules action governing people's actions and assumptions.
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a theoretical framework that forms the basis for hypotheses and explanations.
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A belief system.
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A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
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A model, example, or pattern. A generally accepted way of thinking.
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an example, model, pattern or standard.
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An example or pattern, especially an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype.
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Literally a paradigm is simply a model or pattern. In software development it usually applies to some universal practice or large-scale approach to development. OO development, functional programming, structured programming, and relational programming all represent different large-scale paradigms for developing software. Translation and elaboration represent different OO approaches to OO development. Employing getter/setter methods is an example of a practice paradigm.
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In general, pattern, exemplar, or example (especially an outstanding or unproblematic example); more technically, a theoretical, methodological or heuristic framework.
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the collected identity, beliefs and values from which a group, corporation or entire culture operates.
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A set of thoughts, perceptions and values that form particular vision of reality.
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(1) (Mertens, 2003). A conceptual model of a person's worldview, complete with the assumptions that are associated with that view. (2) (Caracelli and Green, 2003) paradigms are social constructions, historically and culturally embedded discourse practices, and therefore neither inviolate nor unchanging. Back to the top
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a paradigm is a theoretical framework within which research problems are formulated and answered. Different paradigms construct different and usually incommensurable theoretical frameworks for understanding and investigation, and are often at struggle with each other. See Thomas Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'.
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A pattern of thinking that matches accepted theories and scientific practices of the day.
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The framework, model or pattern which influences our perceptions and affects our judgment and decision making.
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a pattern; used to describe a way of seeing the world or world view
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A model, or theory or conceptual system. In current use: a way of seeing or thinking which often serves to distort or limit our ability to receive or understand new information or learnings. Senge calls such models of thinking and perception "mental models" in his book the fifth discipline.
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A way of thinking about a given subject that defines how one views events, relationships, ideas, etc. within the boundaries of that subject.
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A paradigm is a pattern/mode/description of a given situation. It can be thought of as the force behind the unwritten rules of society or a particular discipline. A paradigm shift is a movement from the accepted paradigm, to a new one. It applies to subject matter fields, where the prevailing thought can be described by a brief statement. When shifts occur it calls the prevailing wisdom into question, and when there is sufficient evidence to have wide debate on a topic, a paradigm shift is likely underway.
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a mental map of reality. The preconceptions that shape our sense of what is real and what is possible.
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A model or pattern which is a conceptual explanation of a complex system.
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A model that provides a framework for interpreting observations.
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A general conception, model, or worldview that may be influential in shaping the development of a discipline or subdiscipline.
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In the behavioural sciences, e.g. Psychology, Biology, Neurosciences, an experimental paradigm is an experimental setup (i.e. a way to conduct a certain type of experiment) that is defined by certain fine-tuned standards and often has a theoretical background. A paradigm in this technical sense, however, is not as strict a way of thinking as it is in the epistemological meaning.
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