ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Piecewise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Piecewise is an adverb meaning In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.

Meaning

In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.

More Meanings

  1. (especially mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole.
  2. (mathematics) Defined by subfunctions and subdomains
  3. (mathematics) Clipping of piecewise linear.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: piecemeal, apiece
is a piecewise function but not a PLQ function
piecewise linear model which can serve as the base of any other
a piecewise function that consists of a single quadratic term and a constant term

Synonyms for piecewise

Depending on context, synonyms include piecemeal, apiece, piecewise-defined.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include linear, affine, differentiable, piecemeal, piecewisely, partwise.

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