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paradigm vs category

category vs paradigm

paradigm and category both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paradigm Yes No No No
category Yes No No No
As nouns, category is a hypernym of paradigm; that is, category is a word with a broader meaning than paradigm:
  • paradigm: 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)
  • category: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Other hypernyms of paradigm include class, family.
paradigm (noun) category (noun)
a standard or typical example a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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)
systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
Difference between paradigm and category

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