affine
|af-fine|
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/əˈfaɪn/
preserving lines and parallelism
Etymology
Etymology Information
'affine' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'affinis,' where 'ad-' meant 'to' and 'finis' meant 'end or boundary.'
Historical Evolution
'affinis' transformed into the French word 'affin,' and eventually became the modern English word 'affine' through Middle English.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'related by marriage,' but over time it evolved into its current mathematical meaning of 'preserving lines and parallelism.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to or involving a transformation that preserves lines and parallelism but not necessarily distances and angles.
The affine transformation was used to map the image onto the plane.
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Last updated: 2025/05/23 04:36