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stepwise
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As an adjective, stepwise means one (small) step or stage at a time. As an adverb, it means one step or stage at a time.
Meanings of stepwise
3 meaningsadjective
One (small) step or stage at a time; gradual; piecemeal
adverb
One step or stage at a time; step by step
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: one thing at a time
adverb: proceeding in steps
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