affine

Meaning of affine

noun

(genealogy) A relative by marriage, an in-law.

verb

To refine.

adjective

Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(\vec x)= A \vec x + \vec b (where A is a linear transformation and \vec 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.

Information about affine

The plural form of affine is: affines.
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Hyphenation of affine

affine

It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
affine is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

affine synonyms

Meaning affinal:

Words that rhyme with affine

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