paradigmatic case
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paradigmatic
adjective
uk/ˌpær.ə.dɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌper.ə.dɪɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/
relating to the way different words or language items can be chosen to play a particular part in a ...
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case
noun
uk/keɪs/us/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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Aparadigmaticcaseof a correct closed theory is quantum mechanics.
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An example of this kind seems to be only aparadigmaticcaseof much more general considerations.
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The relationship is indirect and mediated through theparadigmaticcase.
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He turned this example into aparadigmaticcaseof the central role that such trials play in revealing deceptions.
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Aparadigmaticcaseis evidence of bad character used to show conduct in conformity with the character trait (183-189, 227-228).
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One-step selection is not only included in their typology, but it is also conceived as theparadigmaticcaseof all selection processes.
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Consequently, hisparadigmaticcasewas a moving observer guided by a lawful dynamical relationship between perception and action.
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And, in all conditional proposals designed to induce action, the alternative consequences proposed (y and -y, in theparadigmaticcase) are not equally attractive to the recipient.
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Within what some have called 'the new imperial history', the subcontinent has become theparadigmaticcasestudy of imperialism as a process of cultural transformation and domination.
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From it, the casuist would ask how closely the given case currently under consideration matches theparadigmaticcase.
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Cases like theparadigmaticcaseought to be treated likewise; cases unlike the paradigm ought to be treated differently.
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The ease with which self-defense can be justified should not mislead us into thinking that it is the paradigmatic cases of legitimate preemption.
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He gives paradigmatic cases: the riff and the phrase.
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