ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stepwise

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stepwise is an adjective meaning One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.

Meaning

One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal.

More Meanings

  1. One step or stage at a time; step by step

Example Sentences

The act of translation requires the stepwise decoding of the mRNA one codon at a time.

Synonyms for stepwise

Depending on context, synonyms include in order, step by step, incrementally, graduated, gradual, piecemeal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gradual, step by step, piecemeal, incremental, successive, smooth.

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