1. involving or comparing two things at a time; done or considered in pairs
Usage: commonly used in mathematics, statistics, and computer science

1. in a manner that involves or compares two things at a time; by pairs
Usage: commonly used in mathematics, statistics, and computer science

Examples

• The researchers performed a pairwise comparison of the three treatment groups.
• We analyzed the data pairwise to identify differences between each pair of samples.
• Pairwise interactions between the variables were examined in the statistical model.
• The algorithm compares elements pairwise to sort the list efficiently.
• A pairwise t-test was used to determine which means differed significantly.
• The study looked at pairwise correlations among all the measured variables.