Affine Transformation (Noun)
Meaning
(mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The computer graphics software utilized affine transformations to manipulate the 3D model on the screen.
- An affine transformation can be used to convert one image into another by scaling, rotating, and translating it.
- The affine transformation matrix was applied to each point in the dataset to create a new set of transformed coordinates.
- The programmer carefully crafted an affine transformation to reflect the image across the x-axis while also translating it to the right.
- The affine transformation allowed the mathematician to change the basis of the vector space while preserving the underlying structure.