Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PIECEWISE
Etymology
Adverb
piecewise (not comparable)
In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.
(mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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