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STEP-BY-STEP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does step-by-step mean?
• STEP-BY-STEP (adjective)
The adjective STEP-BY-STEP has 1 sense:
1. one thing at a time
Familiarity information: STEP-BY-STEP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One thing at a time
Synonyms:
bit-by-bit; in small stages; piecemeal; step-by-step; stepwise
Similar:
gradual (proceeding in small stages)
Context examples
A diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure or system especially using connecting lines and a set of conventional symbols.
(Flowchart, NCI Thesaurus)
That processing proceeds step-by-step into higher-level features, such as the source of the sound production (for example, whether the sounds are produced by speech) and the identity of the person or thing producing the sound.
(Understanding how the brain makes sense of sound, National Science Foundation)
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