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affine
[ a-fahyn, uh-fahyn, af-ahyn ]
noun
- a person related to one by marriage.
adjective
, Mathematics.
- assigning finite values to finite quantities.
- of or relating to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
affine
/ ˈæfaɪn /
adjective
- maths of, characterizing, or involving transformations which preserve collinearity, esp in classical geometry, those of translation, rotation and reflection in an axis
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Other Words From
- af·finely adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affine1
1500–10; < French affin related < Latin affinis akin, neighboring
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Word History and Origins
Origin of affine1
C16: via French from Latin affīnis bordering on, related
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Example Sentences
Chondrioderma affine, Rost., is said to be the same species.
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