Affine
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Kinship and descent
In the context of kinship and descent, an affine is a relative by marriage—an "in-law" in colloquial usage. The term can also refer to groups linked through marriage, such as clans. See affinity.
Mathematics
For uses in mathematics see:
- Affine transformation
- Affine combination
- Affine geometry
- Affine space
- Affine group
- Affine representation
- Affine variety
- Affine scheme
- Affine cipher
- Affine connection (Christoffel symbols, connection coefficients)