affine

Plural: affines

Noun

• A relative by marriage.
• (anthropology) kin by marriage
• A relative by marriage.

Adjective

• (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations

Adjective Satellite

• (anthropology) related by marriage

Adj

• Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
• Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
• Of two materials, having mutual affinity.

Verb

• To refine.
• To set the CPU affinity of something

Examples

• My word became an affine to yours, connecting our plays on the board.

Synonyms

affinal, in-law

Related Words

affinal, affinity

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