affinity

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Synonyms: infinity, finity, diffinity, affinely, affinis

Antonyms: infinity, finity, diffinity, affinely, affinis

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Noun

1. A natural [[attraction]] or feeling of [[kinship]] to a person or thing.
2. A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. [[sister-in-law]]), as opposed to [[consanguinity]] (e.g. [[sister]]).
3. A [[kinsman]] or [[kinswoman]] of a such relationship; one who is [[affinal]].
4. The [[fact]] of and [[manner]] in which something is [[relate]]d to another.
5. Any romantic relationship.
6. A love interest; a [[paramour]].
7. Any passionate love for something.
8. {{lb|en|taxonomy}} [[resemblance|Resemblances]] between [[biological]] [[population]]s, suggesting that they have a common [[origin]], type or [[stock]].
9. {{lb|en|geology}} [[structure|Structural]] resemblances between [[mineral]]s; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
10. {{lb|en|chemistry}} An [[attractive]] [[force]] between [[atom]]s, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming [[bond]]s.
11. {{lb|en|medicine}} The attraction between an [[antibody]] and an [[antigen]]
12. {{lb|en|computing}} A tendency to keep a [[task]] running on the same processor in a [[symmetric]] [[multiprocessing]] operating system to reduce the [[frequency]] of [[cache]] misses.

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