stagelike

English

Etymology

stage +‎ -like

Adjective

stagelike (comparative more stagelike, superlative most stagelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed).
2. (sciences) proceeding through discrete stages; often used of developmental processes.
   • 1997, Bonatti et al., "Precis of beyond modularity," Behavioral and Brain Science 20(2), 351-360

     "Contra Piaget, I argue that:(1) development rarely involves stagelike domain-general change."

See also

• stepwise
• quantum