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pointwise

pointwise

1 8.6
Applied to each value separately rather than to the whole thing
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɔɪntˌwaɪz/
  • Specialized
: punto por punto
  • The most common method is to plot the pointwise 95% confidence intervals of the Kaplan-Meier estimate.

Examples

  • Such a diagnostic is informal both because we consider all points on the curve and also because the pointwise 95% confidence intervals would only provide a valid pointwise test if the multi-state model were fully specified.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Pointwise engineers are using the grant, awarded under the Navy's Small Business Innovative Research program, to look at creating a software application that automatically makes CAD geometry suitable for CFD meshing.

    Academic text (2003)
  • To me, this is equitable since the shootout is merely a skills competition and should weigh less (pointwise) than when both teams share the ice at the same time.

    Blog text (23)
  • Such a diagnostic is informal both because we consider all points on the curve and also because the pointwise 95% confidence intervals would only provide a valid pointwise test if the multi-state model were fully specified.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Also, since this is on the abuse instead of the thread basic topic of the facilitating overlay of political theater which enabled torture, it is probably worth adding a link here to Conyers' pointwise but abbreviated summary of the Philippe Sands' testimony last week.

    Blog text (19)
  • The researchers calculated the pointwise values of the function at various intervals to analyze its behavior.

  • In statistics, we often assess data on a pointwise basis to ensure accurate results.

  • The pointwise assessment of each student's performance highlighted their individual strengths and weaknesses.

Synonyms

distributively
vspointwise
1 7.5

To apply to each person or thing separately

applies separately to each point in a space rather than as a whole

Surface Forms

pointwise positive

Morphology

pointwise = point (transparent) = point + wise

The meaning 'with respect to points' is directly derived from 'point' + the productive suffix '-wise' meaning 'in the manner of' or 'with respect to'.

Etymology

Pointwise comes from point 'a single place or value' and the ending -wise 'in the manner of', as in clockwise. So pointwise describes something that is true or defined 'at each point' separately.