Affine

Quick meaning: Affine is an adjective meaning (not comparable, mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.

Meaning

(not comparable, mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.

More Meanings

1. (comparable, chemistry) Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
2. (anthropology, genealogy) A relative by marriage.
3. (transitive) To refine.
4. (computing, transitive) To set the CPU affinity of something
5. (not comparable, geometry) 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.

Example Sentences

affined the sequential regions to run only on CPU 0

Clearly every linear functional is affine, and every affine function is both convex and concave.

Now, let P, Q, and R be three noncollinear points that are left fixed by an affine transformation T.

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.

Word Forms

• affines
• affining
• affined

Synonyms for affine

Depending on context, synonyms include in-law.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fractal, piecewise, fractals, affinized, affinoid, cofinite.

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