example vs paradigm

example and paradigm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
example	Yes	No	No	No
paradigm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paradigm is a hyponym of example; that is, paradigm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than example:

example (noun)	paradigm (noun)
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding	a standard or typical example
an item of information that is typical of a class or group	the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
something to be imitated	the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
a representative form or pattern	systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
punishment intended as a warning to others
an occurrence of something