piecewise
Domain-partitioned mathematical function
Piecewise describes something defined or applied in separate parts or intervals rather than as a single unified whole.
The term appears most often in mathematics, where a piecewise function uses different formulas for different portions of its domain: The absolute value function is piecewise linear.
More generally, piecewise can describe any process done section by section rather than all at once.
Purpose or duty
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- polynomialExpression with variable terms
- linearArranged in straight succession
nonlinear · interval · domain · range · derivative · integral · approximation · stepwise
Proceeding by small additions
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- progressionSequential forward movement
successive · segmented · partitioned · sectional · gradual · chunked · divided · portioned
Having breaks or gaps
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
scattered · patchy · broken · noncontinuous · disjointed · fragmented · interrupted · uneven
function
Purpose or duty
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- polynomialExpression with variable terms
linear · nonlinear · interval · domain · range · derivative · integral · approximation · stepwise · constant
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
progression · successive · segmented · partitioned · sectional · gradual · chunked · divided · portioned · broken
discontinuous
Having breaks or gaps
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- periodicOccurring at intervals
episodic · scattered · patchy · broken · noncontinuous · disjointed · fragmented · interrupted · uneven · gapped
- interpolationlinear, bilinear, cubic, spline, interpolation
- math functionssine, abs, cosine, add, tangent
- functionslinear function, function, quadratic function, polynomial function, exponential function