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pairwise

UK/ˈpɛə.waɪz/US/ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/

pairwise adjective: occurring in pairs; two at a time.

Adjective

pairwise (not comparable)

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

Adverb

pairwise (not comparable)

  1. In or by pairs.

pairwise meaning in Bengali

pairwise in Bengali

জোড়ায় জোড়ায় ঘটে এমন, একবারে দুটি, জোড়ায় জোড়ায়, জোড়া অনুযায়ী

Forms of pairwise

alternative formpair-wise

Origin of pairwise

From pair + -wise.

Words formed from pairwise

Phrases with pairwise

Questions about pairwise

What does pairwise mean?
Pairwise means occurring in pairs; two at a time.
What is pairwise in Bengali?
Pairwise in Bengali is জোড়ায় জোড়ায় ঘটে এমন, একবারে দুটি, জোড়ায় জোড়ায়. See Pairwise meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pairwise?
Pairwise can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce pairwise?
Pairwise is pronounced /ˈpɛə.waɪz/ (UK).

Words near pairwise in the dictionary

  1. pairs of underwear
  2. pairs off
  3. pairs royal
  4. pairs up
  5. pairson
  6. pairwise
  7. pairwise disjoint
  8. pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram
  9. pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagrams
  10. pairwised
  11. pairwisely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pairwise (page history and authors); pairwise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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