paradigm shift
noun
formal
: an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way
This discovery will bring about a paradigm shift in our understanding of evolution.
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Wearable devices and sensors also represent a paradigm shift in how physical therapists diagnose and monitor patients.
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Kyle Russell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Revolutionary discoveries that instantly transform our understanding are the stuff of great tales—Archimedes in the bathtub, Isaac Newton under the apple tree—but the process of a paradigm shift is usually much messier, more gradual.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
In practice, as Reeves sets out in a report released by the Labour Together group of MPs entitled A New Business Model for Britain, this entails accelerating an economic paradigm shift beyond neoliberalism towards more state intervention.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Mar. 2024
For aspiring artists and seasoned creators alike, the advent of NFTs represents a paradigm shift towards a more equitable and accessible art world, where talent and passion take center stage.
—Kyle Russell, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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Kyle Russell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Revolutionary discoveries that instantly transform our understanding are the stuff of great tales—Archimedes in the bathtub, Isaac Newton under the apple tree—but the process of a paradigm shift is usually much messier, more gradual.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
In practice, as Reeves sets out in a report released by the Labour Together group of MPs entitled A New Business Model for Britain, this entails accelerating an economic paradigm shift beyond neoliberalism towards more state intervention.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Mar. 2024
For aspiring artists and seasoned creators alike, the advent of NFTs represents a paradigm shift towards a more equitable and accessible art world, where talent and passion take center stage.
—Kyle Russell, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Paradigm shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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