What's "Brainwise"?

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Instead of the usual Google results with dictionary entries I get names of institutions when searching for this word. Can anybody help? What does it mean? Is this a common word?Thanks

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

AnonymousWhat does it mean? Is this a common word?

It is an ad hoc coinage; that is why you cannot find it in a dictionary. Some native speakers (usually those with poorer vocabularies) frequently use the free suffix '-wise' to mean 'regarding', 'from the aspect of', etc. It can be attached to most any noun:

8 STEPWISE 440
10 PAIRWISE 244
13 PIECEWISE 62
15 PAIR-WISE 53
21 STEP-WISE 38
22 WORDWISE 36
23 CAREER-WISE 32
28 SUNWISE 25
30 PERCENTAGE-WISE 23
31 HITWISE 22
32 HEALTH-WISE 21
34 LISTWISE 20
36 WIDTHWISE 19
38 LEASEWISE 17
39 BUSINESS-WISE 16
41 TALENT-WISE 16
42 EXPERIMENT-WISE 15
44 CRABWISE 14
45 FAMILY-WISE 14
48 AGE-WISE 13
49 PERCENTAGEWISE 13
54 SIZE-WISE 12
55 WORLD-WISE 12
57 PERSONALITY-WISE 11
58 STYLE-WISE 11
60 PRICE-WISE 10
62 SECURITY-WISE 10
64 TIME-WISE 10
66 DRIVEWISE 9
67 FOODWISE 9
69 WATER-WISE 9
71 CROSS-WISE 8
74 SURFWISE 8
77 DISTANCE-WISE 7
79 FAMILYWISE 7
80 HEARTWISE 7
81 NUMBERS-WISE 7
82 POLICY-WISE 7
85 SKILL-WISE 7
87 WEIGHT-WISE 7
88 BODYWISE 6
89 BASKETBALL-WISE 6
91 COST-WISE 6
92 DATE-WISE 6
94 FOOD-WISE 6
95 GOLF-WISE 6
96 JOB-WISE 6
97 MEDIA-WISE 6
98 PERSONALITYWISE 6
99 SOUNDWISE 6
100 TAX-WISE

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousWhat does it mean? Is this a common word?

It's a made-up word.

Here is software with the name, which means: This program makes your brain wise, instead of just memorizing facts, you get to learn how to think and draw your own conclusions.

http://www.brainwise-plc.org/

And here is a slightly different meaning: A discussion of philosophy and neuroscience from the point of view of the brain
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/brain-wise

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