affine vs refine

affine

verb
  • To refine. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points. 

  • Assigning finite values to finite quantities. 

  • Of two materials, having mutual affinity. 

noun
  • A relative by marriage. 

refine

verb
  • To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter. 

  • To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. 

  • To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish. 

  • To make nice or subtle. 

  • To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. 

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