paradigmatic
serving as a clear model or example
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Other words with the deik root
- paradigm: a model or pattern used for understanding
Paradigm is the hook. Paradigmatic means model-like: clear enough to show the pattern.
Her solution became the paradigmatic example for the rest of the class.
Paradigmatic is formal, but the image is simple. One case stands beside the rest and shows how the pattern works.
Use it when an example is not merely one example, but the example that makes the type visible.