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elementwise

elementwise adjective: obtained by operating on one element (of a matrix etc) at a time.

Adjective

elementwise (not comparable)

  1. Obtained by operating on one element (of a matrix etc) at a time.
    • While this elementwise approach required more computation time up front (the combined simulation matrices were approximately 4.6 times higher than a single large simulation), it could be performed in parallel on a computing cluster.2019 December 26, Nathan McDannold, P. Jason White, and Rees Cosgrove, “Elementwise approach for simulating transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound thermal ablation”, in Physical Review Research...

Forms of elementwise

alternative formelement-wise

Origin of elementwise

From element + -wise.

Questions about elementwise

What does elementwise mean?
Elementwise means obtained by operating on one element (of a matrix etc) at a time.
What part of speech is elementwise?
Elementwise is an adjective.

Words near elementwise in the dictionary

  1. elementoid
  2. elementological
  3. elementology
  4. elements
  5. elements of surprise
  6. elementwise
  7. elemi
  8. elemicin
  9. elemin
  10. elemis
  11. elemol

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