piecewise

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piecewise

adverb

not comparable In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time. Near-synonyms: piecemeal, apiece
Similar: piecemeal, apiece
especially, not comparable Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole. automatic reconstruction of accurate, concise, piecewise smooth surface models from scattered range data

adjective

not comparable Defined by subfunctions and subdomains Our formula is not defined as a piecewise function, but rather as a single closed-form expression
Similar: piecewise-defined
abbreviation, clipping, not comparable Clipping of piecewise linear In piecewise regression we replace the concept

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adv piece at a time

Español	por piezas

adv mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole

Español	por tramos, por partes, a trozos
日本語	区分的に kubunteki-ni
Português	por partes, em troços
Français	par morceaux
Italiano	a tratti

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@misc{piecewise_2026,
  title = {piecewise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piecewise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}