paradigm shift

American  

[par-uh-dahym shift] / ˈpær ə daɪm ˌʃɪft /

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.

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paradigm shift British  

noun

1. a radical change in underlying beliefs or theory

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Etymology

Origin of paradigm shift

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

His administration’s National Security Strategy marks External link a paradigm shift toward hard-nose geopolitical realism to secure access to critical minerals and control chokepoints.

From Barron's

If the climber is found guilty it could mean "a paradigm shift for mountain sports", says Austria's Der Standard newspaper.

From BBC

And Deutsche Bank analyst Brad Zelnick said that he thinks CyberArk will act as an “accelerant” for the company, as it leads the industry in navigating the “AI paradigm shift.”

From MarketWatch

This paradigm shift, along with the introduction of robust federal funding, reversed the cycle and made American universities the place for students seeking to change the world—and America the country where they did it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That’s been a total paradigm shift in how the U.S. looks at these things,” said Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.

From The Wall Street Journal