Mr. Freeman, the English teacher, made copies of Brock's class essay as a paradigm or example for other students in his class to strive to match and to do better with their writing.
Kirby's company is a paradigm of small high-tech firms which have recently developed in his field of applications.
2. A set or list of all of the inflectional forms of a word or of one of its grammatical categories: A paradigm is applied to the patterns of inflections (changes in the forms of words) that are used to sort verbs, nouns, and other parts of speech of a language into groups that are more easily understood and studied.The paradigm is a new way of looking or thinking about something which is needed for better understanding.
When people change paradigms, they are changing how they think about something.
3. Etymology: from Late Latin paradigma, "pattern, example"; especially, in grammar, from Greek paradeigma, "pattern, model"; from paradeiknynai, "exhibit, represent"; literally, "show side by side"; from para-, "beside" + deiknynai, "to show".Wikipedia has a similar presentation of the etymology of paradigm: The word paradigm has been used in science to describe distinct concepts. It comes from Greek paradeigma, "pattern, example, sample" from the verb paradeiknumi, "exhibit, represent, expose"; from para, "beside, beyond" + deiknumi, "to show, to point out".
