pairwise

English

Alternative forms

pair-wise

Etymology

pair +‎ -wise

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: pâr, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛə.waɪz/
(General American) enPR: pâr, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpeː.wɑɪz/

Adjective

pairwise (comparative more pairwise, superlative most pairwise)

Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.

Derived terms

Translations

occurring in pairs

Danish: parvis (da)
Esperanto: pare (eo)
Finnish: parittainen
French: deux à deux (fr)
German: paarweise (de), paarig (de)
Italian: due a due, coppia a coppia

Adverb

pairwise (not comparable)

In or by pairs.

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