affine connection

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affine connection [ə′fīn kə′nek·shən]

(mathematics)

A structure on ann-dimensional space that, for any pair of neighboring pointsPandQ, specifies a rule whereby a definite vector atQis associated with each vector atP; the two vectors are said to be parallel.

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