Invariants of point sets in an affine space

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A distance between a pair of points in an affine space is invariant under translation, rotation and reflection.

An angle in a triangle whose corners are tree points is also invariant under scaling.

Which function of four points is invariant under, possibly, affine transformations?

What is the general definition of such invariants?

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The simplest affine invariant seems to be the ratio of the lengths of two line segments in the same direction (lying on either a single line or two parallel lines).