piecewise

About 0.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
2. adverb Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole.
3. adjective Defined by subfunctions and subdomains
4. adjective Clipping of piecewise linear.

Similar words

linear affine differentiable piecemeal piecewisely partwise portionwise bit by bit stepwise droppingly

Often followed by

linear constant continuous smooth polynomial polynomials quadratic cubic affine exponential