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Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- affinity
1, record 1, English, affinity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- affine transformation 2, record 1, English, affine%20transformation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A function on a linear space to itself, which is the sum of a linear transformation and a fixed vector. 3, record 1, English, - affinity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A specific relationship between elements that requires one to be used with the other where a choice might otherwise exist. 4, record 1, English, - affinity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Euclidean space of dimension E, a collection of positive real ratios r = (r1...r ...rE) determines an affinity. It transforms a set S into the set r(S). 5, record 1, English, - affinity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affinité
1, record 1, French, affinit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transformation affine 2, record 1, French, transformation%20affine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Correspondance entre les points de deux plans qui transforme les droites parallèles de l'un en droites parallèles de l'autre. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
l'affinité appartient à un groupe, conserve le parallélisme, forme un groupe. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
présenter des affinités avec. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
affinité directe, interne, orthogonale, tridimensionnelle. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
affinité dans le plan euclidien, de fonction itérée, de rapport, de réflexion, de rotation, de similitude, de translation, d'hyperplan, d'obliquité. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
famille, matrice, transformée par affinité. 3, record 1, French, - affinit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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