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* [[Affinity (law)]], kinship by marriage |
* [[Affinity (law)]], kinship by marriage |
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* [[Affinity analysis]], a market research and business management technique |
* [[Affinity analysis]], a market research and business management technique |
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* [[Affinity Equity Partners]], an Asian private equity firm |
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* [[Affinity fraud]], a type of scam targeting a specific demographic |
* [[Affinity fraud]], a type of scam targeting a specific demographic |
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* [[Affinity marketing]], a method of extending market reach by forming partnerships and cross-selling relationships |
* [[Affinity marketing]], a method of extending market reach by forming partnerships and cross-selling relationships |
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* [[Affinity |
* [[Affinity Partners]], an American private equity firm |
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== Religion and belief == |
== Religion and belief == |
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* [[Affinity (canon law)]], a kinship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman |
* [[Affinity (canon law)]], a kinship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman |
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* [[Affinity (Christian organisation)]], |
* [[Affinity (Christian organisation)]], network of conservative evangelical churches and Christian agencies |
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* [[Affinity group]], a private, non-commercial and non-governmental organisation formed around a shared interest or goal |
* [[Affinity group]], a private, non-commercial and non-governmental organisation formed around a shared interest or goal |
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* [[Affinity (mathematics)]], an affine transformation preserving collinearity |
* [[Affinity (mathematics)]], an affine transformation preserving collinearity |
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* [[Affinity (pharmacology)]], a characterisation of protein-ligand binding strength |
* [[Affinity (pharmacology)]], a characterisation of protein-ligand binding strength |
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* [[Affinity (sociology)]], a shared interest and commitment between persons in groups and/or willingness to associate |
* [[Affinity (sociology)]], a shared interest and commitment between persons in groups and/or willingness to associate |
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* [[Affinity (taxonomy)]], a suggestion of common descent or type |
* [[Affinity (taxonomy)]], a suggestion of common descent or type |
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* [[Affinity chromatography]] |
* [[Affinity chromatography]], method of separating a biomolecule from a mixture |
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* [[Affinity electrophoresis]] |
* [[Affinity electrophoresis]], general name for many analytical methods used in biochemistry and biotechnology |
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* [[Affinity laws]], laws used in hydraulics to express relationships between variables involved in fan or pump performance |
* [[Affinity laws]], laws used in hydraulics to express relationships between variables involved in fan or pump performance |
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* [[Chemical affinity]], used to describe or characterise elements' or compounds' readiness to form bonds |
* [[Chemical affinity]], used to describe or characterise elements' or compounds' readiness to form bonds |
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* [[Electron affinity]] |
* [[Electron affinity]], energy released on formation of anions |
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* [[Processor affinity]], a computing term for the assignment of a task to a given core of a multicore CPU |
* [[Processor affinity]], a computing term for the assignment of a task to a given core of a multicore CPU |
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* [[Serif Europe]]'s Affinity series of programs |
* [[Serif Europe]]'s Affinity series of programs |
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** [[Affinity Designer]], a vector illustration editor |
** [[Affinity Designer]], a vector illustration editor |
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** [[Affinity Publisher]], a desktop publishing application |
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== Media-related == |
== Media-related == |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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* [[Affinity (band)]], a jazz/rock band |
* [[Affinity (band)]], a jazz/rock band |
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** [[Affinity (Affinity album)|''Affinity'' (Affinity album)]] |
** [[Affinity (Affinity album)|''Affinity'' (Affinity album)]] |
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* [[Affinity (Bill Evans album)|''Affinity'' (Bill Evans album)]] |
* [[Affinity (Bill Evans album)|''Affinity'' (Bill Evans album)]] |
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* [[Affinity (Haken album)|''Affinity'' (Haken album)]] |
* [[Affinity (Haken album)|''Affinity'' (Haken album)]] |
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* [[Affinity (Oscar Peterson album)|''Affinity'' (Oscar Peterson album)]] |
* [[Affinity (Oscar Peterson album)|''Affinity'' (Oscar Peterson album)]] |
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* [[Affinity (EP)|''Affinity'' (EP)]], a 2013 EP by the English band Press to Meco |
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* [[Johnny Alegre Affinity|Johnny Alegre A]], a jazz collective based in Manila |
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===Other media=== |
===Other media=== |
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* [[Affinity (novel)|''Affinity'' (novel)]], a 1999 novel by Sarah Waters |
* [[Affinity (novel)|''Affinity'' (novel)]], a 1999 novel by Sarah Waters |
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** [[Affinity (film)|''Affinity'' (film)]], a 2008 feature film based on the novel |
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* [[Affinity (Stargate SG-1)|"Affinity" (Stargate SG-1)]], an episode from season 8 of the TV sci-fi spin-off series ''Stargate SG-1'' |
* [[Affinity (Stargate SG-1)|"Affinity" (''Stargate SG-1'')]], an episode from season 8 of the TV sci-fi spin-off series ''Stargate SG-1'' |
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* ''[[Elective Affinities]]'', a novel by Goethe |
* ''[[Elective Affinities]]'', a novel by Goethe |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Affine (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Affine (disambiguation)]] |
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** [[Refining]], also known as "affining" |
** [[Refining]], also known as "affining" |
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* [[Afinidad (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Afinidad (disambiguation)]] |
Latest revision as of 19:13, 8 November 2023
Look up affinity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Affinity may refer to:
Commerce, finance and law[edit]
- Affinity (law), kinship by marriage
- Affinity analysis, a market research and business management technique
- Affinity Credit Union, a Saskatchewan-based credit union
- Affinity Equity Partners, an Asian private equity firm
- Affinity fraud, a type of scam targeting a specific demographic
- Affinity marketing, a method of extending market reach by forming partnerships and cross-selling relationships
- Affinity Partners, an American private equity firm
Religion and belief[edit]
- Affinity (canon law), a kinship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman
- Affinity (Christian organisation), network of conservative evangelical churches and Christian agencies
- Affinity group, a private, non-commercial and non-governmental organisation formed around a shared interest or goal
Science and technology[edit]
- Affinity, the UK's first road-legal solar car, built by Cambridge University Eco Racing
- Affinity (mathematics), an affine transformation preserving collinearity
- Affinity (pharmacology), a characterisation of protein-ligand binding strength
- Affinity (sociology), a shared interest and commitment between persons in groups and/or willingness to associate
- Affinity (taxonomy), a suggestion of common descent or type
- Affinity chromatography, method of separating a biomolecule from a mixture
- Affinity electrophoresis, general name for many analytical methods used in biochemistry and biotechnology
- Affinity laws, laws used in hydraulics to express relationships between variables involved in fan or pump performance
- Binding affinity, a measure of the interaction of ligands with their binding sites
- Chemical affinity, used to describe or characterise elements' or compounds' readiness to form bonds
- Electron affinity, energy released on formation of anions
- Processor affinity, a computing term for the assignment of a task to a given core of a multicore CPU
- Serif Europe's Affinity series of programs
- Affinity Designer, a vector illustration editor
- Affinity Photo, a raster graphics editor
- Affinity Publisher, a desktop publishing application
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Music[edit]
- Affinity (band), a jazz/rock band
- Affinity (Bill Evans album)
- Affinity (Haken album)
- Affinity (Oscar Peterson album)
- Affinity (EP), a 2013 EP by the English band Press to Meco
- Johnny Alegre A, a jazz collective based in Manila
Other media[edit]
- Affinity (novel), a 1999 novel by Sarah Waters
- Affinity (film), a 2008 feature film based on the novel
- "Affinity" (Stargate SG-1), an episode from season 8 of the TV sci-fi spin-off series Stargate SG-1
- Elective Affinities, a novel by Goethe
Other uses[edit]
- Affinity (medieval), late medieval retainers of a monarch in "bastard feudalism"
- Affinity, West Virginia
See also[edit]
- Affine (disambiguation)
- Affine transformation, a type of transformation applied to a geometry
- Refining, also known as "affining"
- Afinidad (disambiguation)