Affine Transformation

An affine transformation is a mathematical way to manipulate shapes in space while preserving their basic properties, such as lines and parallelism. It includes operations like translation (shifting), rotation (turning), scaling (resizing), and shearing (tilting). Imagine you have a drawing on a piece of paper; an affine transformation would let you move, stretch, or tilt that drawing without distorting its original shape. This concept is widely used in graphics, computer vision, and modeling, allowing for the accurate representation and manipulation of objects in two or three dimensions.