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paradigm shift

A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them, especially in an intellectual discipline.

paradigm shift

by Anons Anonymous on Aug 22, 2011 05:50:42

1. A change of condition, idea, status, etc.

2. Your characters' job mode in Final Fantasy XIII during a fight. You can shift it back and forth, depending on what the situation calls for.

Example:
1. John: I think it's time for me to have a relational paradigm shift.
Jeff: You do mean get a girlfriend, right?

2. Evan: Ohay, the enemy staggered, time to use the Relentless Assault paradigm! "paradigm shifts*

paradigm shift

by eod enaj on Nov 07, 2007 00:43:33

a band from Bloomington, Indiana featured on MTV's series MADE in mid-2007.

Example:
Joe: Dude, did you see the new MADE episode?
Chase: The one with Paradigm Shift?
Joe: Yea! It was awesome.

paradigm shift

by Simplebeast on Jan 23, 2014 05:59:20

A moment of overcoming your own extreme sexual urge to weightlift for a period of time and then returning to the previous order of sanity.

Example:
Hold on carrey I'm going through a paradigm shift again looks like i'm done with the medicine ball. Jon went back to the bench again looks like a paradigm shift.

The Paradigm Shift

by DYSTLLBLV? on Jan 26, 2009 17:15:49

In a general sense, a change happening on a vast scale. A shift in the big picture, if you will.

Specifically "The Paradigm Shift" refers to a certain oft discussed and theorized shift in social groups concerning several different intersecting social circles. The Paradigm Shift did not happen within the originally proposed timeline of the spring of 2008, but new evidence has come to light suggesting that The Paradigm Shift may still be happening, just on a larger timeline and consisting of not exactly the same changes as earlier expected.

Example:
"The Paradigm Shift" may still come to manifest itself in the first quarter of 2009.

Paradigm Shift

by Anonymous on May 09, 2003 17:40:02

1. A change to anything being described by a person who likes to use buzzwords.

2. Has no real meaning, but people like to pretend it does.

Example:
Now that I am the manager, we are going to experience a paradigm shift in the marketing department

In order to become successful, we need to have a paradigm shift in this department.

Paradigm shift

by austin henry on Dec 14, 2015 13:10:49

When a person has a significant change in the way they process any given senario psychologically; this process can be driven in a positive light or a rather brutally pessimistic perspective

Example:
Anthony has had such a great influence on the team it has caused a paradigm shift in their work ethic, and as a result people are starting to work together.

The Paradigm Shift

by DYSTLLBLV? on Jan 26, 2009 17:16:16

Example:
"The Paradigm Shift" may still come to manifest itself in the first quarter of 2009.

Paradigm Shift

by Nam on Jan 19, 2005 21:18:35

Nintendo's attempt to revolutionize and change the way of gaming as we see it.

Example:
The Revolution and Evolution are both part of the paradigm shift.

vocational paradigm shift

by advs89 on Oct 06, 2011 01:51:49

Job loss / being fired.

(as made famous by How I Met Your Mother, on CBS)

Example:
--

Ted: "Well, after he proposed a vocational paradigm shift, I made an impromptu presentation using a four-pronged approach that really brought him to his knees."

Barney: "You hit him with a chair?"

Ted: "Yep."

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