affine
Americannoun
adjective
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assigning finite values to finite quantities.
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of or relating to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of affine
1500–10; < French affin related < Latin affinis akin, neighboring
Example Sentences
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The affine wealth model has been applied to empirical data from many countries and epochs.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2019
Schr�dinger has found this in an "affine" geometry, which deals with pure concepts in their essence, not with measurement in the ordinary sense.
From Time Magazine Archive
The author says in his further description that the form affine is less definitely umbilicate, has white stems, etc.; allantoid, one would now say.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
Such forms now begin to appear in America; and if for these a specific name is needed, it is provided, P. affine Rost.,
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
The variety J. officinale affine has flowers that are individually larger than those of the species; J. officinale aurea has badly variegated leaves; J. officinale grandiflorum and J. officinale grandiflorum majus, are also desirable kinds.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan
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