pairwise

English

Alternative forms

• pair-wise

Etymology

From pair +‎ -wise.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pâr, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛə.waɪz/
• (General American, Canada) enPR: pâr, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.wɑez/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpeə.wɑez/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpiə.wɑez/

Adjective

pairwise (not comparable)

1. Occurring in pairs; two at a time.

   Coordinate term: triplewise

   They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.

Derived terms

• nonpairwise
• pairwise disjoint
• pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram
• pairwisely

Translations

occurring in pairs

• Danish: parvis (da)
• Esperanto: pare (eo)
• Finnish: parittainen
• French: deux à deux (fr)
• German: paarweise (de), paarig (de)
• Italian: due a due, coppia a coppia

Adverb

pairwise (not comparable)

1. In or by pairs.