piecewise
- adjective
- /ˈpiːsˌwaɪz/
- Specialized
- So a spline is just a piecewise linear function rather than a straight line.
- piecewise linear
- piecewise constant
- piecewise model
You have set of piecewise linear functions.
- You have set of piecewise linear functions.
- You'll have to use the piecewise definition and replace it in your expression.
- The energy is the the potential is constant piecewise.
- If you like to say piecewise linear function, say that and do it in class of piecewise linear function.
Examples
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This is the graph of our piecewise defined function.
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A piecewise function can be easier to analyze because it is broken down into simpler sections.
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OK, so this would be a piecewise defined function.
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OK, so now let's go ahead and write them as a piecewise function with their restrictions.
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You have set of piecewise linear functions.
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Therefore, the current study reports findings of a piecewise model with equal error variance over time.
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The piecewise linear variables are continuous between 0 and 1.
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Piecewise constant transition intensity models allow quite a high degree of flexibility.
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Finally, modeling the impact of the passage of time in terms of a piecewise linear specification provides for a continuous as well as flexible price index function.
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We turned instead to a piecewise-linear specification that is described fully in Bryan and Colwell (1982).
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
Happening in small parts over time instead of all at once
In a way that divides something into parts
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Piecewise comes from piece ('a part') and the ending -wise ('in the way of'), the same -wise you see in clockwise. So it means 'in parts' or 'by pieces', which is why a piecewise function or model is made from different rules for different parts.