paradigmatic
adjective
- pertaining to a paradigm
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/ / /ˌpæɹ.ə.daɪˈmæ.tɪk/ / /ˌpɛɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ)ˈmæ.tɪk/
adj
Etymology: From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós).
- Of or pertaining to a paradigm.
“Throughout much of the 19th and up to the late 20th century, a decidedly biomedical model was adopted to explain the presence of disease. […] Midway through the 20th century, however, paradigmatic changes took place that increased both the scope and complexity of the concept of disease […]”
- Related as members of a substitution class.
- Exemplary.
noun
Etymology: From French paradigmatique, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰδειγμᾰτῐκός (părădeigmătĭkós).
- A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of Christian excellence.