affine

[ a-fahyn, uh-fahyn, af-ahyn ]

/ æˈfaɪn, əˈfaɪn, ˈæf aɪn /

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.

Nearby words

affiliation, affiliation order, affiliation proceedings, affiliative drive, affinal, affine, affine geometry, affine group, affined, affinitive, affinity

Origin of affine

1500–10; < French affin related < Latin affinis akin, neighboring

Related forms

af·fine·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for affine

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

Word Origin for affine

C16: via French from Latin affīnis bordering on, related

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