pointwise

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adjective

Occurring or true for each point of a given set.

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pointwisely
OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English point →
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Meanings

adjectivepointwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOccurring or true for each point of a given set.
adverbpointwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a pointwise manner

    Synonyms: pointwisely

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a pointwise manner

Similar
pointwisely

Origin

  1. Englishpoint
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. Englishpointwise

From point + -wise.

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Translations

Finnish pisteittäinen, pisteittäin
  • pisteittäinenoccurring at each point
  • pisteittäinin a pointwise manner
French point à point
  • point à pointoccurring at each point
Icelandic í hverjum punkti
  • í hverjum punktioccurring at each point
Swedish punktvis
  • punktvisoccurring at each point
Cite this entry
APA

pointwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointwise

MLA

“pointwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pointwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointwise.

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