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affine
- /əˈfaɪn/
Rhymes with -aɪn
adjective more affine · most affine
- 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. Now, let P, Q, and R be three noncollinear points that are left fixed by an affine transformation T.
- Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
noun affines
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A relative by marriage.
1970 [Routledge and Kegan Paul], Raymond Firth, Jane Hubert, Anthony Forge, Families and Their Relatives: Kinship in a Middle-Class Sector of London, 2006, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 135,
The element of personal idiosyncracy may be expected to be most marked in regard to affines (i.e. those
Similar: in-law
verb affines · affining · affined
- To refine. The next stage is remelting: the affined sugar is dissolved in hot water and the syrup formed is made alkaline by adding milk of lime.
- To set the CPU affinity of something affined the sequential regions to run only on CPU 0
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Talk about this word "affine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/affine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. affine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/affine "affine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/affine.Cite this
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