paradigm shift کیب ِ پرادیش، دگرگونی ِ ~ kib-e parâdiš, degarguni-ye ~ Fr.: changement de paradigme Philosophy of science: A process of revolutionary change in scientific
→ paradigms, whereby established scientific ideas are
replaced by new ones. For instance, Copernicus’ evidence that the Earth revolved
around the Sun caused a paradigm shift in astronomy.
The idea of paradigm shift has been transferred from the sciences to other areas
of society and culture, referring to a fundamental reorganization of how people think
about an entire topic.
See also: → paradigm; → shift;
→ change. |
