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affine transformation

 

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Noun affine transformation has 1 sense
  1. affine transformation - (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis
    --1 is a kind of
    transformation

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Affine Transformation


Description

An affine transformation is a mathematical function that relates one geometric shape to another through a combination of translation, rotation, scaling, and shearing. It preserves parallel lines, ratios of distances, and angles between lines.


Sample Sentences

  1. The graphic designer used an affine transformation to resize the image while preserving its aspect ratio.
  2. In computer graphics, affine transformations are commonly used to render three-dimensional objects onto a two-dimensional screen.
  3. Applying an affine transformation to a set of data points allows them to be aligned and represented in a different coordinate system.

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