Background for affinities

affinities

/əˈfɪnətiz/

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noun

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

Examples :

"Even though they were very different, the two classmates discovered they had strong affinities for each other because of their shared love of books and video games. "

human character mind attitude society soul tendency

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A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).

Examples :

"While Mark and Sarah aren't blood relatives, their relationship is considered one of affinities because Sarah is Mark's wife's sister. "

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A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.

Examples :

"Because Sarah married my brother, her parents are now my affinities. "

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The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.

Examples :

"The new students quickly discovered their affinities for art and music, leading them to join the same after-school clubs. "

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Any romantic relationship.

Examples :

"Because the school strictly forbids public displays of affection, students try to keep their affinities subtle. "

family human sex

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Any passionate love for something.

Examples :

"Maria has strong affinities for animals, volunteering at the local shelter every weekend. "

emotion attitude character mind

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Resemblances between biological populations; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin, type or stock.

Examples :

"Studying their DNA revealed strong affinities between the bear and dog species, suggesting a shared ancestor. "

biology science organism race family type history

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Structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.

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"The minerals garnet and olivine, often found together, show strong structural affinities, suggesting they formed under similar high-pressure conditions deep within the Earth. "

geology mineral science

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An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds

Examples :

"The affinities between hydrogen and oxygen atoms explain why water molecules are so stable. "

chemistry physics

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The attraction between an antibody and an antigen

Examples :

"The affinities between the flu vaccine's antibodies and the flu virus are what provide protection against getting sick. "

medicine biology biochemistry

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Tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses

Examples :

""Due to processor affinities, the video editing software ran faster because the same processor consistently handled its intensive tasks, reducing cache misses." "

computing technology system process function electronics

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An automorphism of affine space.

Examples :

"Because affine transformations preserve parallelism and ratios, the affinities used in computer graphics to skew and scale images ensure that straight lines remain straight. "