Meaning of 'paradigm'

noun

a standard or typical example

Synonyms: image

noun

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

Example: "They framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm."

noun

the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

Synonyms: substitution class

noun

systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word