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paradigm shift in German

paradigm shift in German is Paradigmenwechsel — paradigm shift means a fundamental change in the basic assumptions a field works from, so that old questions, methods and evidence are reinterpreted rather than merely added to. It is the difference between refining a theory and replacing the framework the theory sat in.

paradigm shift in German

Paradigmenwechsel
noun
(sciences) 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. [from 1962]

What does "paradigm shift" mean?

  1. noun A fundamental change in the basic assumptions a field works from, so that old questions, methods and evidence are reinterpreted rather than merely added to. It is the difference between refining a theory and replacing the framework the theory sat in.
    "The move from Newtonian physics to relativity was a genuine paradigm shift."
  2. noun In looser business and media use, any major change in how something is done or thought about.
    "Remote working has been a paradigm shift for the whole industry."
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paradigm shift in a sentence

  • The move from Newtonian physics to relativity was a genuine paradigm shift.
  • Germ theory produced a paradigm shift in how doctors understood disease.
  • Remote working has been a paradigm shift for the whole industry.

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What is "paradigm shift" in German?

"paradigm shift" in German is Paradigmenwechsel. paradigm shift means: A fundamental change in the basic assumptions a field works from, so that old questions, methods and evidence are reinterpreted rather than merely added to. It is the difference between refining a theory and replacing the framework the theory sat in.

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Example: "The move from Newtonian physics to relativity was a genuine paradigm shift." In German, "paradigm shift" is Paradigmenwechsel.

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