affine : Idioms & Phrases
affine geometry
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noun the geometry of affine transformations
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affine transformation
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noun (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis
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exacum affine
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noun perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
Persian violet.
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lithophragma affine
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noun California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima
Lithophragma affinis; woodland star; Tellima affinis.