Background for affinity

affinity

/əˈfɪnɪti/

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noun

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

Examples :

"Sentence: She had a strong affinity for dogs and volunteered at the animal shelter every weekend. "

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

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"Because he married my sister, my brother-in-law is related to me by affinity, not by blood. "

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

Examples :

"Because he married my sister, my brother-in-law is my affinity. "

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

Examples :

"She has a strong affinity for math, which is why she excels in physics. "

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Any romantic relationship.

Examples :

"After many years of friendship, their close bond blossomed into an affinity. "

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Any passionate love for something.

Examples :

"Maria has a strong affinity for classical music; she listens to it every day. "

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

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"The affinity between the two species of birds was clear; their similar beak shapes and nest-building techniques suggested a common ancestor. "

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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 in the new rock collection show a strong affinity, suggesting they originated from the same geological process. "

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

Examples :

"The carbon and hydrogen atoms showed a strong affinity for each other, readily forming stable molecules. "

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The attraction between an antibody and an antigen

Examples :

"The student demonstrated a strong affinity for science, as evidenced by her consistently high scores on chemistry tests. "

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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 :

"The server exhibited strong affinity, consistently assigning calculations for the database report to CPU core 3, which improved processing speed. "

computing technology system machine process

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An automorphism of affine space.

Examples :

"The transformation of the classroom layout into a different arrangement, while maintaining the same distances between desks, was an affinity. "