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pairwise

pairwise

1 6.1
About two things that you look at together and not with others
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɛrˌwaɪz/
  • Specialized
: por pares
  • Consequently, we conducted post hoc pairwise comparisons separately for the two skill groups.
  • pairwise comparisons
  • pairwise differences
  • pairwise correlation

Examples

  • We thus conducted pairwise t-tests on each parameter from the curve fits.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The Kenwood-Rodgers degrees of freedom adjustment was used for pairwise comparisons.

    Academic text (2012)

  • So these guys are pairwise relatively prime.

  • So OK, these are pairwise independent, but not independent.

  • Let us first look for pairwise independence.

  • If there were a significant difference, Tukey's pairwise comparison method would be used to describe the difference.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Follow-up tests were conducted to analyze the pairwise differences among the means.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We conducted follow-up tests to evaluate pairwise differences among the means.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Follow-up tests were conducted to evaluate pairwise differences among these adjusted means.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The researchers analyzed the data using pairwise comparisons to identify differences between each group.

Surface Forms

pairwise positive

Morphology

pairwise = pair (transparent) = pair + wise

Direct, regular formation from 'pair' + '-wise' meaning 'in the manner of pairs', which B1 learners can readily interpret.

Etymology

Pairwise comes from pair meaning 'two' and the ending -wise meaning 'in the way of', like in clockwise. So when something is pairwise it is arranged or thought of 'in pairs', each pair taken separately.