affinely independent

adjective

Said of a set of points in an affine space: the property that the vectors issuing from an arbitrarily chosen point to the rest of the points are linearly independent.

Meanings

adjectiveaffinely independent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeometrySaid of a set of points in an affine space: the property that the vectors issuing from an arbitrarily chosen point to the rest of the points are linearly independent.
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APA

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Chicago

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