piecewise
/ˈpiːswʌɪz/rare before late 19th cent
adverb
1By or in pieces; by degrees, piecemeal.
2 Mathematics. Throughout each of a finite number of separate parts or regions but not necessarily throughout the whole.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Nathaniel Fairfax (1637–1690), physician and antiquary. From piece + -wise. Compare German stückweise.
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- Rossi–Forel scale
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- Ross rifle
- Ross River
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- Ross Sea
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- Ross's goose
- Ross's gull
- Ross, Sir James Clark
- Ross, Sir John
- Ross, Sir Ronald
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