preparadigmatic
English
Etymology
pre- + paradigmatic
Adjective
preparadigmatic (comparative more preparadigmatic, superlative most preparadigmatic)
- Before the formation of a paradigm.
- (epistemology of science; of a field of inquiry) In an epistemic phase that precedes any truly rigorous scientific form.
- 2018, American Psychological Association, APA Dictionary of Psychology, American Psychological Association:
- preparadigmatic science: a science at a primitive stage of development, before it has achieved a paradigm and established a consensus about the true nature of the subject matter and how to approach it. […]
- (epistemology of science; of a field of inquiry) In an epistemic phase that precedes any truly rigorous scientific form.
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