affine
affine1 definition
af·fine (ə fīn′, a-)
noun
a person related by marriage
Related Forms:
- affinal af·fi′·nal adjective
affine2 definition
af·fine (ə fīn′, a-)
adjective
Math. of or having to do with projecting or mapping a geometric figure on a second plane or surface so that the new image retains the original parallel straight lines while being shifted, stretched, etc.
Etymology: < L affinis: see affinity
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