coordinatewise
adverbUK /kəʊˈɔːdɪnətwaɪz/
US /koʊˈɔːrdɪnətwaɪz/
Doing something to each number in a list, one by one.
We added the two lists coordinatewise, matching each pair of numbers.
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2. In math, applying an operation separately to each part of an ordered set.
The vectors were multiplied coordinatewise to get a new vector.
3. In computing, handling each item of a data structure one at a time.
The program compared the arrays coordinatewise to find differences.
4. Done in a way that treats every position in a list equally and independently.
The grid was updated coordinatewise, cell by cell.