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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Computing 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

affine mapping (affine transformation) A mapping from one coordinate system to another under which parallel lines remain parallel and ratios of collinear points are preserved. An affine mapping can be decomposed into linear transformations (rotation, scaling, and shear) and translation.

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