n. 范例, 式样, 词形变化表, 纵聚合关系语言项

Paradigm \Par"a*digm\, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr.
?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example;
para` beside + ? to show. See {Para-}, and {Diction}.]
1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] ``The paradigms and
patterns of all things.'' --Cudworth.

2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing
a word in all its different forms of inflection.

3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.

4. (Science) A theory providing a unifying explanation for a
set of phenomena in some field, which serves to suggest
methods to test the theory and develop a fuller
understanding of the topic, and which is considered useful
until it is be replaced by a newer theory providing more
accurate explanations or explanations for a wider range of
phenomena.
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