Any English geniuses out there to give me a good explanation of the word "paradigmatic"?

Question

I've looked it up and it says that it is "relating to a paradigm", and I know what a paradigm is, but I just don't get it. Here's the sentence I'm working with: "Whatever, remaining the same individual, will develop into a paradigmatic instance of a substantial kind already is an actual instance of that kind."

I understand the sentence in general, but just not the paradigmatic part. Any English geniuses?

Answer 1

The word "paradigm" and "paradigmatic" have been taken from the Greek language.
The term "paradigmatic" could be translated as "module similar to the original", or in the above case, "as sample or example to be taken seriously into consideration".