Affine
WordNet
adjective
(1) (anthropology) related by marriage
(2) (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
noun
(3) (anthropology) kin by marriage
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
- Describing a function expressible as (which is not linear, but is similar).
- Of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
- Having mutual affinity, of two materials.
Verb
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