pointwise

[ point-wahyz ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. occurring at each point of a given set:

   pointwise convergence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointwise¹

First recorded in 1535–45; point + -wise

Example Sentences

But the Roman, first thrusting aside the shield of the enemy with his own shield, ran in close upon him, so that the man could not strike him—his sword being over long—and so driving his sword pointwise from beneath, smote him twice in the belly and in the groin, so that he fell his whole length upon the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence there is no pointwise connexion between the two and it is meaningless to say that the molecules of the grass are in any place which has a determinate spatial relation to the place occupied by the grass which we see.

From Project Gutenberg