paradigm shift

[par-uh-dahym shift]

noun

1. a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.

2. a significant change in the paradigm of any discipline or group.

   Putting skilled, tenured teachers in failing schools would cause a paradigm shift in teaching and education.

paradigm shift

noun

1. a radical change in underlying beliefs or theory

Word History and Origins

Origin of paradigm shift¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Word History and Origins

Origin of paradigm shift¹

C20: coined by T.S. Kuhn (1922–96), US philosopher of science

Example Sentences

Jonathan Growcott added: "We believe there needs to be a paradigm shift in wildlife monitoring and a large-scale change to using passive acoustic techniques. As bioacoustics improve, they'll be vital for the effective conservation of lions and other threatened species."

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He added: "I think this reframes conservation from saving individual species to preserving the networks of invisible life that make visible life possible -- a paradigm shift toward planetary health. It also gives us a really good look into the microbial tools that can support conservation action -- so that we may use microbiology to solve the world's biggest problems."

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"This is a paradigm shift," says Donn Van Deren, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania who carried out the work while at University of Utah Health.

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The Mirai model offers “a fundamental paradigm shift,” said Hari Trivedi, a radiologist who codirects the Health Innovation and Translational Informatics machine-learning lab at Emory University.

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"We have considerably tightened our immigration policy. We can probably even talk about a paradigm shift in this regard," Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told AFP.

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