piecewise

English

Etymology

piece +‎ -wise

Adverb

piecewise (not comparable)

1. In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
   • 2006 August 13, “LETTERS; Practical Method for Mexican Vote Recount”, in Los Angeles Times:

     One could even do the recount piecewise, starting with the most questionable regions.

2. (mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole

Derived terms

• piecewise linear

Translations

piece at a time

• Finnish: paloittain (fi)
• Swedish: stegvis (sv), steg för steg (sv), etappvis (sv)

mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole

• Finnish: paloittain (fi)
• French: par morceaux
• Icelandic: á köflum (is)
• Japanese: 区分的に (くぶんてきに, kubunteki-ni)