A set of points in a -dimensional affine space (-dimensional Euclidean space is a common example) is in general linear position (or just general position) if no of them lie in a -dimensional flat for . These conditions contain considerable redundancy since, if the condition holds for some value then it also must hold for all with . Thus, for a set containing at least points in -dimensional affine space to be in general position, it suffices to know that no hyperplane contains more than points — "i.e." the points do not satisfy any more linear relations than they must.