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S vs Affine - What's the difference?

s | affine |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb affine is

.

As an adjective affine is

purifying, refining.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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.
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