adverb
- piece by piece; in separate parts or stages
adjective
- defined or constructed in separate pieces or intervals
Usage: mathematics
Examples
- The puzzle was assembled piecewise over several hours.
- She learned the dance routine piecewise, mastering one section at a time.
- The piecewise function has different rules for different intervals.
- The software was developed piecewise by different teams.
- A piecewise linear function consists of connected line segments.
- The project was completed piecewise due to budget constraints.