1. A typical example or pattern of something; a model.
The company's success became a paradigm for others in the industry.
O sucesso da empresa tornou-se um paradigma para outras no setor.
2. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality in a particular discipline.
The scientific paradigm shifted with Einstein's theory of relativity.
O paradigma científico mudou com a teoria da relatividade de Einstein.
3. In linguistics, a set of inflected forms of a word.
The verb conjugation paradigm shows all possible forms of a verb.
O paradigma de conjugação do verbo mostra todas as formas possíveis de um verbo.