pairwise

ˈpɛrˌwaɪz

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Definition of pairwise - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

mathematics

TECH.

involving pairs in a process or operation

TECH.

The elements were compared pairwise for similarity.
The data was analyzed pairwise to find correlations.
Pairwise comparisons were made to determine the best option.

in pairs

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pairwise disjoint

adj.

having no common elements between any two sets

The sets in the collection are pairwise disjoint.

Origin of pairwise

Middle English, paire (pair) + wise (manner)

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French:par paires, ...
German:paarweise, ...
Italian:a coppie, ...
Spanish:por pares, ...
Portuguese:em pares, ...
Chinese:成对地, ...
Japanese:ペアで, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ ثُنَائِيّ, ...
Hebrew:בְּזוּגוֹת, ...
Russian:попарно, ...
Ukrainian:попарно, ...
Hindi:जोड़े में, ...
Bengali:জোড়ায় জোড়ায়, ...
Catalan:per parelles, ...
Czech:po dvojicích, ...
Danish:parvis, ...
Dutch:per paar, ...
Greek:κατά ζεύγη, ...
Hungarian:páronként, ...
Khmer:ជាគូៗ, ...
Korean:쌍으로, ...
Persian:به صورت جفتی, ...
Polish:parami, ...
Portuguese (BR):em pares, ...
Romanian:pereche cu pereche, ...
Swedish:parvis, ...
Thai:เป็นคู่, ...
Turkish:çiftler halinde, ...
Vietnamese:theo từng cặp, ...

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