paradigms

noun

USPAIR-uh-dymz/ˈpɛɹ.ə.daɪmz/SayPA-ruh-dymzUK/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪmz/AUS/ˈpæɹ.ə.dɑemz/

1 meaning of paradigms

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noun
Plural of paradigm.
Competing paradigms in economics lead experts to very different predictions about the same data.
Latin textbooks set out noun paradigms in tables, one ending for each case.

paradigms is a form of paradigm

paradigm, noun: A pattern or way of doing something, especially a framework of ideas and beliefs through which something is understood. Full entry

Forms: paradigmparadigms pluralparadigmata plural
Spelling: paradigm → paradigms: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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