stepwise
adjectiveUK /ˈstɛp.waɪz/
US /ˈstɛp.waɪz/
Done one step at a time, in order.
The teacher showed us a stepwise way to solve the puzzle.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Moving or changing in small stages rather than all at once.
The stepwise growth of the plant was easy to see each week.
3. In mathematics, done in a series of separate steps.
We used a stepwise method to add the big numbers.
4. In music, moving from one note to the next nearby note.
The melody went stepwise up the scale.