Pistekohtaista
Pistekohtaista is a Finnish term used primarily in mathematics and data analysis to describe anything that is evaluated or applied at each individual data point or element, rather than globally or on an aggregated level. The word combines piste (point) with kohtaista, indicating a per-point or per-element relation.
In mathematics, the related expressions pistekohtaisesti (adverb) and pistekohtainen (adjective) are common. Pointwise concepts contrast with
In data processing and computing, pistekohtaista also describes element-wise operations on arrays, vectors, or matrices. This
Etymologically, pistekohtaista derives from piste (point) and kohtaista (per point), and its function is descriptive rather
See also: pointwise convergence, element-wise operations, uniform convergence, per-point statistics.