pointwise
- adjective
- /ˈpɔɪntˌwaɪz/
- Specialized
- The most common method is to plot the pointwise 95% confidence intervals of the Kaplan-Meier estimate.
Examples
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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.
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In statistics, we often assess data on a pointwise basis to ensure accurate results.
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The pointwise assessment of each student's performance highlighted their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Synonyms
To apply to each person or thing separately
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.