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Paradigm (other)
A paradigm, in science and epistemology, is a distinct concept or thought pattern. Paradigm may also refer to: Science and medicine * Paradigm (experimental), Paradigm, an experimental setup * Programming paradigm, a style of programming, usually enforced by the programming language used * Minimed Paradigm, an insulin pump made by Minimed/Medtronic * Morphology (linguistics)#Paradigms and morphosyntax, Linguistic paradigm, the complete set of inflectional forms of a word. * Algorithmic paradigm, a common generic method which underlies the designs of a class of algorithms * Books and publishing *Paradigm (comics character), a character in the Marvel Comics *Paradigm (Image Comics), ''Paradigm'' (Image Comics), an independent comic book series *Paradigm (publisher), a Japanese publishing company * Paradigm Publishing, the post-secondary division of EMC Publishing, LLC Other uses *Paradigm Concepts, a small-press role-playing game publishing company *Paradigm Entertainment, a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradigm
In science and philosophy, a paradigm ( ) is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitute legitimate contributions to a field. The word ''paradigm'' is Ancient Greek, Greek in origin, meaning "pattern". Etymology ''Paradigm'' comes from Greek παράδειγμα (''paradeigma''); "pattern, example, sample"; from the verb παραδείκνυμι (''paradeiknumi''); "exhibit, represent, expose"; and that from παρά (''para''); "beside, beyond"; and δείκνυμι (''deiknumi''); "to show, to point out". In classical (Greek-based) rhetoric, a paradeigma aims to provide an audience with an illustration of a similar occurrence. This illustration is not meant to take the audience to a conclusion; however, it is used to help guide them to get there. One way of how a ''paradeigma'' is meant to guide an audience would be exemplified by the role of a personal accountant. It is not the job of a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |