stepwise
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
stepwise (not comparable)
- One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
- Synonym: step-by-step
- 2003, Steven Scott Phelps, tRNA interactions in the ribosomal A-site […] , page 48:
- The act of translation requires the stepwise decoding of the mRNA one codon at a time.
Translations edit
one step or stage at a time — see step-by-step
Adverb edit
stepwise (comparative more stepwise, superlative most stepwise)
- One step or stage at a time; step by step
Synonyms edit
- in order, step by step; see also Thesaurus:sequentially or Thesaurus:incrementally
Translations edit
one step or stage at a time
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