component-wise function
nounUK /kəmˈpəʊnənt waɪz ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /kəmˈpoʊnənt waɪz ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A function that works on each part of something separately.
The component-wise function added two to every number in the list.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A rule applied independently to each entry of a list or vector.
Squaring is a component-wise function on the vector (1, 2, 3).
3. A mathematical map defined separately on each coordinate of a product space.
The component-wise function acted on each coordinate of the pair.
4. A programming routine that processes each field of a data structure one at a time.
The component-wise function updated every field of the record.