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Pairwise vs Airwise - What's the difference?

pairwise | airwise |

As adjectives the difference between pairwise and airwise

is that pairwise is occurring in pairs; two at a time while airwise is competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

As an adverb pairwise

is arranged in pairs.

pairwise

English

(wikipedia pairwise)

Alternative forms

* pair-wise

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
    • They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Arranged in pairs.

    • airwise

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
  • * 1927 , Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE journal , volume 19:
    • The Public Should Become Airwise . The whole question of accidents is a very tragic and deeply interesting one. The public does not understand it.
  • * 1979 , Temple Fielding, Fielding's Europe, 1979 :
    • GENERAL LORE FOR THE AIRWISE . Here's a quick roundup of facts and suggestions for all airborne trippers, regardless of the type of aircraft they happen to fly...
  • * 1999 , Howard Mansfield, Skylark: the life, lies, and inventions of Harry Atwood :
    • ...a craft that will astonish even the most airwise of all aeronautical engineers.