Definition of affine
: a relative by marriage : in-law
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Definition of affine
: of, relating to, or being a transformation (such as a translation, a rotation, or a uniform stretching) that carries straight lines into straight lines and parallel lines into parallel lines but may alter distance between points and angles between lines
- affine geometry
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affinely
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legal Definition of affine
: a relative by marriage — compare blood relative
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affinal
\-ˈfī-nəl\ adjectiveOrigin and Etymology of affine
Middle French affin, from Latin affinis, from affinis related, from ad to + finis end, border
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