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Affine vs Perspective - What's the difference?

affine | perspective |

As adjectives the difference between affine and perspective

is that affine is purifying, refining while perspective is of, in or relating to perspective.

As a verb affine

is .

As a noun perspective is

a view, vista or outlook.

affine

English

Adjective

(wikipedia affine) (en adjective)
  • (mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
  • (mathematics) Of a function, expressible as f(\vec x)= A \vec x + \vec b (which is not linear, but is similar).
  • (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
  • (comparable, chemistry) Having mutual affinity, of two materials.
  • Derived terms

    * affine geometry * affine space * affine span * nonaffine * self-affine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genealogy) A relative by marriage.
  • Synonyms

    * in-law

    Derived terms

    * co-affine

    Verb

  • To refine.
  • ----

    perspective

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A view, vista or outlook.
  • The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
  • The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
  • (figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
  • The ability to consider things in such relative perspective
  • A perspective glass.
  • * Bishop Joseph Hall
  • A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.
  • Derived terms

    * linear perspective * metaperspective * microperspective * put something into perspective

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of, in or relating to perspective
  • a perspective drawing
  • (obsolete) providing visual aid; of or relating to the science of vision; optical
  • (Francis Bacon)