"piecewise" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: piece + -wise Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|piece|wise}} piece + -wise Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} piecewise (not comparable)
  1. In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time. Tags: not-comparable Translations (piece at a time): paloittain (Finnish), stegvis (Swedish), steg för steg (Swedish), etappvis (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-piecewise-en-adv-R8pilOL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English positive polarity items, English terms suffixed with -wise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wise: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'piece at a time': 100 0
  2. (mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole): paloittain (Finnish), par morceaux (French), á köflum (Icelandic), 区分的に (kubunteki-ni) (alt: くぶんてきに) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-piecewise-en-adv-dY3h-cOl Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piecewise linear

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          "word": "etappvis"
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          "word": "par morceaux"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole",
          "word": "á köflum"
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          "alt": "くぶんてきに",
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      "sense": "piece at a time",
      "word": "paloittain"
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      "sense": "piece at a time",
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      "sense": "piece at a time",
      "word": "steg för steg"
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      "sense": "piece at a time",
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