paradigm shift
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paradigm shift
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Coined by American historian, physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962).
noun paradigm shifts
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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.
Near-synonyms: reconceptualization, rethinking; reframing, remodeling
Similar: reconceptualization, rethinking, reframing, remodeling
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Any radical change, especially in politics or technology.
Near-synonyms: sea change, step change, quantum leap
Similar: sea change, step change, quantum leap
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noun change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries
| Español | cambio de paradigma |
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| 日本語 | パラダイムシフト paradaimu shifuto |
| 中文 | 典範轉移 /典范转移, 範式轉移 /范式转移 fànshì zhuǎnyí |
| Português | mudança de paradigma |
| Français | changement de paradigme |
| Deutsch | Paradigmenwechsel |
| Italiano | cambiamento di paradigma, mutamento di paradigma, scienza rivoluzionaria |
| Русский | сме́на парадигм sména paradigm |
noun any radical change
| 中文 | 巨變 /巨变 jùbiàn |
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