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paradigm
Definition: Thomas Kuhn popularized the term in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1996) by using it to describe how science works. According to Kuhn, scientific explanations of the world are controlled by a paradigm, some model of how the world is expected to work and into which actual observations are fitted, even if the fit is not very exact. As inexact fits accumulate, it becomes more apparent that the dominant paradigm is inadequate as a model of reality. When enough contradictions exist, a paradigm revolution occurs and a new paradigm is adopted. Also Known As: none Alternate Spellings: none Common Misspellings: none Related Resources:
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