pairwise
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
Adjective
- Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
- They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.
Coordinate Terms: triplewise
Origin
Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.
Forms
Derived
nonpairwise pairwise disjoint pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram pairwisely
Adverb
- In or by pairs.