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Rareaffine
The correct spelling is affine.
How to pronounce affine
noun
IPA: /əˈfaɪn/
Say it like: Aff-ine
The correct spelling is affine. (genealogy) A relative by marriage, an in-law.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.(genealogy) A relative by marriage, an in-law.
verb
- 1.To refine.
adjective
- 1.Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
- 2.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.
- 3.Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
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