existing paradigm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandparadigm
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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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paradigm
noun[C]
uk/ˈpær.ə.daɪm/us/ˈper.ə.daɪm/
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example ...
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The lack of a viable alternative meant that theexistingparadigmwas preserved, even in the face of apparent policy failure.
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Instrumental learning through the introduction of new policy instruments or indicators can demonstrate stresses and difficulties within theexistingparadigm.
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Consequently, developmental psychopathologists necessarily rely for their empirical research on the established research methods and strategies of psychology'sexistingparadigm.
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Resolving the developmentalist's dilemma will require more than a recognition of the inadequacies of theexistingparadigm.
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These, however, represent advances within anexistingparadigm.
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If noexistingparadigmis suitable for the translation, a new one must be designed, and an emitter for the new paradigm must be written.
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Challenges to theexistingparadigmwill only be successful when advocates secure positions of authority necessary to change institutional arrangements.
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Where experiment and perceived policy failure has resulted in discrepancies or inconsistencies appearing which cannot be explained within theexistingparadigm, its coherence is undermined.
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Furthermore, the deductive extension integrates seamlessly into theexistingparadigmin the sense that traditional formulas can participate in logical inferences, and deduced values can be used in arithmetic calculations.
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The authors also use as much of theexistingparadigmas possible - they purposefully do not attempt to add a new representation for functions or new structure to the spreadsheets.
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The discovery shatters theexistingparadigmthat comets never get warm enough to melt their icy bulk.
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As his professional career progressed he pushed the existing paradigms of what constituted the norm in the cultural, technical and methodological practices of the built environment.
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Interactive art and music allows us to question existing paradigms and models of how we interact with technology and sound, going beyond paradigms of control (human controlling a machine).
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