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

Ωω:={xω:xΩ}\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 ωX\omega\in X and linear subspace LXL\subseteq X.