Let XX be a and let Ω⊆X\Omega\subseteq X be nonempty. Then Ω\Omega is if and only if, for any ω∈Ω\omega\in\Omega,

Ω−ω:={x−ω:x∈Ω}\Omega-\omega:=\{x-\omega:x\in\Omega\}

is a of XX.

Equivalently, Ω\Omega is affine if and only if Ω=ω+L\Omega=\omega+L for some ω∈X\omega\in X and linear subspace L⊆XL\subseteq X.