Paradigmenwechsel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- paradigm shift 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.
Senses
Paradigmenwechsel is used for these senses in English:
- game changer (literally, _, or, _, figuratively) An innovative idea, product, event or procedure which changes the rules of a process viewed as a game.
- paradigm shift (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]
paradigm shift — full definition
- 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.
- noun In looser business and media use, any major change in how something is done or thought about.