The word '''paradigm''' (Greek:παράδειγμα (paradigma), composite from para- and the verb δείχνυμι "to show", as a whole -roughly- meaning "example") (ˈpærədaɪm) has been used in [[linguistics]] and [[science]] to describe distinct [[concepts]]. | The word '''paradigm''' (Greek:παράδειγμα (paradigma), composite from para- and the verb δείχνυμι "to show", as a whole -roughly- meaning "example") (ˈpærədaɪm) has been used in [[linguistics]] and [[science]] to describe distinct [[concepts]]. |