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What is represented by this rebus?
dime dime
emid emid
dime dime
emid emid
Hint
What one word sounds like the contents of the first row?What has changed between the two rows?
If you don't get it at first, you may need to change your way of thinking.
Answer
Paradigm shift.The first row is a pair of dimes, which sounds like paradigm. In the second row, the dimes are turned 180 degrees (shifted). A paradigm shift is a change from one way of thinking to another.
The term was first used by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" to describe how scientific advancements occur - through rapid shifts in our way of thinking.
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funny
too tough in the early hours
must have coffee
GOOD JOB
koolio
good but way too hard I didn't quite get it
Of course.
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