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termwise

termwise adverb: by terms, term by term.

Adverb

termwise (not comparable)

  1. by terms, term by term

Adjective

termwise (not comparable)

  1. term by term
    • the termwise differentiability of a sequence of generalized functions

Origin of termwise

From term + -wise.

Questions about termwise

What does termwise mean?
Termwise means by terms, term by term.
What part of speech is termwise?
Termwise can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near termwise in the dictionary

  1. terms of venery
  2. terms of years
  3. terms out
  4. termtime
  5. termtimes
  6. termwise
  7. tern
  8. ternal
  9. ternaries
  10. ternarily
  11. ternarize

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