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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschangement radical
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shãnj-mã ra-di-kal
"Nous avons besoin d'un changement radical dans notre approche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A significant, abrupt, and permanent change or increase, especially in performance, policy, or technology.
"The company needs a step-change in productivity to remain competitive in the global market."
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Involving or characterized by a sudden and substantial qualitative or quantitative leap.
"They announced a step-change strategy to completely overhaul their carbon emission reduction targets."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'step' (Old English 'stæp') combined with 'change' (Old French 'changer', ultimately from Latin 'cambire'). Originally originating in mathematics and statistics to denote a sudden, discrete jump in a value, the term migrated into business and technology discourse in the late 20th century to describe significant, abrupt transformations rather than gradual progress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Step-change" is said worldwide
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changement radical
Transliteration: shãnj-mã ra-di-kal
"Nous avons besoin d'un changement radical dans notre approche."
sprunghafte Veränderung
Transliteration: ʃprʊŋˈhaftə fɛɐ̯ˈʔandəʁʊŋ
"Das Projekt erfordert eine sprunghafte Veränderung in der Technologie."
svolta epocale
Transliteration: ˈsvɔl.ta e.poˈka.le
"C'è stata una svolta epocale nelle nostre vendite."
cambio radical
Transliteration: ˈkambjo raðiˈkal
"La empresa experimentó un cambio radical este año."
mudança drástica
Transliteration: muˈdɐ̃.sɐ ˈdɾas.tika
"Precisamos de uma mudança drástica na estratégia."
बड़ा बदलाव
Transliteration: baṛā badlāv
"कंपनी को अपनी कार्यशैली में एक बड़ा बदलाव लाने की जरूरत है।"
跨越式转变
Transliteration: kuàyuèshì zhuǎnbiàn
"我们需要在技术上实现跨越式转变。"
획기적 변화
Transliteration: hoekgijeok byeonhwa
"우리는 생산성에서 획기적 변화를 이루어야 합니다."
飛躍的変化
Transliteration: hiyaku teki henka
"環境政策において飛躍的変化が必要である。"
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