entry-wise function
nounUK /ˈɛntri waɪz ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /ˈɛntri waɪz ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A rule that works on each item in a list one at a time.
The entry-wise function doubled every number in the list.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A function applied separately to each entry of a matrix or table.
We used an entry-wise function to round every cell in the table.
3. A rule that treats each record in a dataset independently.
The entry-wise function cleaned each row without looking at the others.
4. A mathematical operation defined coordinate by coordinate.
Addition of vectors is an entry-wise function.