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af⋅fine

  [a-fahyn, uh-fahyn, af-ahyn]
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–noun
1. a person related to one by marriage.
–adjective Mathematics.
2. assigning finite values to finite quantities.
3. of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
Origin:
1500–10; < F affin related < L affinis akin, neighboring

Related forms:
af⋅fine⋅ly, adverb
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af·fine   (ə-fīn')   
adj.   Mathematics

  1. Of or relating to a transformation of coordinates that is equivalent to a linear transformation followed by a translation.

  2. Of or relating to the geometry of affine transformations.


[French affin, closely related, from Old French; see affined.]
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Main Entry: af·fine
Pronunciation: a-'fIn, &-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French affin, from Latin affinis, from affinis related, from ad to + finis end, border
: a relative by marriage —compare BLOOD RELATIVE —af·fi·nal /-'fI-n&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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