Definition of Stepwise

1. Adjective. One thing at a time.


2. Adverb. Proceeding in steps. "The voltage was increased stepwise"
Exact synonyms: Step By Step

Definition of Stepwise

1. Adjective. One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal ¹

2. Adverb. One step or stage at a time; step by step ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stepwise

1. marked by a gradual progression [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepwise

stepsister
stepsisters
stepsize
stepsizes
stepson
stepsons
stepstone
stepstones
stepstool
stepstools
stept
steptavidin
stepuncle
stepuncles
stepwife
stepwise (current term)
stepwives
steradian
steradians
sterane
steranes
stercobilin
stercobilinogen
stercolith
stercoranism
stercoranist
stercoranists
stercoraries
stercorary

Literary usage of Stepwise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indoor Air Quality & Work Environment Study: Epa Headquarters Buildingsby Kevin Teichman by Kevin Teichman (1991)
"even though they were sometimes found by the stepwise procedure to be ... After the stepwise regression results were reviewed, the decision was made to use ..."

2. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"A stepwise Treatment Model As can be seen, there are pharmacologie as well as hereditary and environmental factors that influence the development of AOD use ..."

3. Recent Developments in Multiple Comparison Procedures by Yoav Benjamini, Frank Bretz, S. K. Sarkar (2004)
"The step-down (SD) procedure of Holm (1979) is a stepwise version of the Bonferroni method which also controls the FWE and which is more powerful. ..."

4. Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Miner 4.3 by Institute SAS Institute, SAS Institute (2004)
"Creating a stepwise Logistic Regression Model You can use Enterprise Miner to develop ... 4 For this example, use a stepwise regression to build the model. ..."

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