A "Kuhn's paradigm shift" refers to a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline, as articulated by the philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn in his seminal work, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" (1962). In this context, a "paradigm" encompasses the shared beliefs, values, methods, and practices that define a scientific community at a given time.
Kuhn argued that scientific progress is not linear