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AFFINE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- affine
1, record 1, English, affine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allié
1, record 1, French, alli%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- alliée 1, record 1, French, alli%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allié; alliée : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - alli%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Refining of Metals
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- refined
1, record 2, English, refined
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Affinage des métaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- affiné
1, record 2, French, affin%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Social Organization
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- affine
1, record 3, English, affine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] relative through marriage. 1, record 3, English, - affine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Organisation sociale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- affin
1, record 3, French, affin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- allié 2, record 3, French, alli%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alliés : Individus qui ont entre eux une relation de parenté comprenant au moins un chaînon de mariage. 2, record 3, French, - affin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'enquête sur la parenté d'un groupe ou d'une société s'intéresse au discours [...] des gens sur leur manière de classer les parents, de distinguer les affins des consanguins. 1, record 3, French, - affin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-06-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- affine
1, record 4, English, affine
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of or pertaining to a transformation that maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points. 2, record 4, English, - affine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most typically self-affine structures are diagonally self-affine. This means that they are invariant under a transformation whose invariant sets include any collection of straight lines parallel to the coordinate axes. A diagonal affine transformation is specified by giving a fixed point of coordinates and an array of reduction ratios. 3, record 4, English, - affine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- affine
1, record 4, French, affine
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui conserve invariantes, par des correspondances linéaires, les transformations dans le plan ou dans l'espace. Du latin affinis : voisin, apparent. 2, record 4, French, - affine
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
application, automorphisme, courbe, endomorphisme, ensemble, espace, fonction, forme, fractale, géométrie, groupe, hyperplan, isomorphisme, ligne, point, propriété, règle, repère, symétrie, transformation, variété linéaire affine. 3, record 4, French, - affine
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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