Complete Definition of "paradigm shift"

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Etymology
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Coined by w:Thomas Kuhn|Thomas Kuhn in 1962.

Noun
paradigm shift

  1. A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomaly|anomalies in the current paradigm.
  2. cattag2|US|English buzzwords: A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new belief.

Translations
trans-top|change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated by scientific discoveries
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Swedish: paradigmskifte n
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trans-top|(US, English buzzwords) change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new belief
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ttbc|Icelandic: hugarfarsbreyting f
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