Affinity

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Affinity, in etymology affinity is the opposite of infinity . These two words have the same root coming from the Latin: finis = end. “Affinity” meaning is near to the “finis” e.g. close to the “zero point” in a before assumed space.

On the other hand, from the Latin, affinis = connected with, having things in common, and it is utilized to interpret the effective possibility that some substances can or cannot mix together, in terms of sympathies and antipathies.

Also, it can mean a natural attraction of feeling or kinship. A relationship by marriage or common bond.

More precisely, affinity may refer to:

Contents 1 Science and technology 2 Ideas and thinking 3 Other meanings 4 See also

[edit] Science and technology

• Affinity (mathematics) - an affine transformation (which preserves collinearity)
• Affinity (pharmacology) - in biochemistry, protein-ligand binding
• Affinity (sociology)
• Affinity chromatography
• Affinity electrophoresis
• Affinity laws, in hydraulics, used to express the relationship between variables involved in fan or pump performance
• Chemical affinity - the force of attraction between chemical species
• Electron affinity
• Processor affinity

[edit] Ideas and thinking

• Theory of Forms - the idea that pre-material ideas exist and are materially affective
• Functional magnetic resonance imaging - in neuroscience, a measurement and imaging technique using aligned energy transfer
• Formula - assembling the piece elements into a new thing
• Intellectual property - method, pattern, or system that describes how to integrate
• Design - the recurring theme in a design
• Plan (drawing) - the goal of a plan

[edit] Other meanings

• Affinity fraud, a type of scam targeting a specific demographic
• See BMJ Group for Affinity (BMJ), a publishing partnership programme of the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd for independent journals
• Affinity (band), A Jazz/Rock band active in the late 60s and early 70s
• Affinity (Philippines band), a collective of Manila's premier jazz musicians
• Affinity (law), kinship by marriage
• Affinity (canon law), a kinship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman
• Affinity (Christian organisation), formerly known as the British Evangelical Council
• Affinity (Fire Emblem), the numerous bonuses units in the videogame Fire Emblem have from sharing support conversations with one another
• Affinity (Stargate SG-1), a season 8 episode of Stargate SG-1
• Affinity group - small protest or activist groups of 10-30 people
• Affinity (novel), 1999 novel by Sarah Waters
• Affinity, a 2008 feature film based on Sarah Waters' novel

[edit] See also

• Refine
• Affine

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