affine.
Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
Meaning & usage
Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
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.
Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Latin fīnis Latin affinisbor. English affine Borrowed from Latin affinis, from ad + fīnis (“boundary”).
A relative by marriage.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Latin fīnis Latin affinisbor. English affine Borrowed from Latin affinis, from ad + fīnis (“boundary”).
To refine.
To set the CPU affinity of something
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Latin fīnis Latin affinisbor. English affine Borrowed from Latin affinis, from ad + fīnis (“boundary”).
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