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[Point #1] [point] A POINT is a small dot or the sharp tip of something.
POINT or POINTS may refer to:
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** Mathematics
[List of mathematical properties of points]
- Point (geometry) , an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topological space
- Point, or Element (category theory) , generalizes the set-theoretic concept of an element of a set to an object of any category
- Critical point (mathematics) , a stationary point of a function of an arbitrary number of variables
- Decimal point
- Point-free geometry
- Stationary point , a point in the domain of a single-valued function where the value of the function ceases to change
** Places
- Point, Cornwall , England, a settlement in Feock parish
- Point, Lewis , a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- Point, Texas , a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
- Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore , Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Points, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in the United States
** Business and finance
- Point (loyalty program) , a type of virtual currency in common use among mercantile loyalty programs, globally
- Point (mortgage) , a percentage sometimes referred to as a form of pre-paid interest used to reduce interest rates in a mortgage loan
- Basis point , 1/100 of one percent, denoted _bp_ , _bps_ , and _‱_
- Percentage point s, used to measure a change in percentage absolutely
- Pivot point (technical analysis) , a price level of significance in analysis of a financial market that is used as a predictive indicator of market movement
- "Points", the term for profit sharing in the American film industry, where creatives involved in making the film get a defined percentage of the net profits or even gross receipts
- Royalty points , a way of sharing profit between companies and unit holders
- Vigorish point, the commission charged on a gambling bet or loanshark's loan
** Measurement units
- Point (gemstone) , 2 milligrams, or one hundredth of a carat
- Point, in hunting, the number of antler tips on the hunted animal (e.g. 9 point buck)
- Point, for describing paper-stock thickness , a synonym of _mil_ and _thou_ (one thousandth of an inch)
- Point, a hundredth of an inch or 0.254 mm, a unit of measurement formerly used for rainfall in Australia
- Paris point , 2/3 cm, used for shoe sizes
- Points of the compass , one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees)
** In typography
- Point , a unit of measurement used in printing
- A dot grapheme
- Full point
- Interpoint
- Decimal point , the mark used to separate an integer from a decimal part
** Sports
- Point (American football)
- Point (basketball)
- Point (ice hockey)
- Point (pickleball)
- Point (tennis)
- Point, fielding (cricket)
- Point, in sports Score
- Point guard , in basketball
- Points (association football)
- Points decision , in boxing and some other fighting sports
- The point (ice hockey) , the location of an ice hockey player
** Technology and transport
- Point, a data element in a SCADA system representing a single input or output
- Points, a contact breaker in an ignition system
- Points, a railroad switch (British English)
- Points, the clock position of an object seen from a moving vessel or aircraft on an imaginary horizontal clock with 12:00 at the front; e.g., two points to starboard is 2:00
- Points of sail , a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction
- Point system (driving) , a system of demerits for driving offenses
- Projectile point , a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip
- Public Oregon Intercity Transit , styled POINT, a public transit system
** Arts, entertainment, and media
*** Music
- _Point_ (Cornelius album) , a 2001 album by Cornelius
- _Point #1_ , a 1999 album of Chevelle
- Point Music , a record label
- _Points_ (album) , by jazz pianist Matthew Shipp
- "The Points ", a 1995 single and video from the _Panther_ soundtrack
- _Point_ (Yello album) , a 2020 album by Yello
- "Point", a song by the American band Bright from their self-titled album
*** Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- High card points , used for hand evaluation in contract bridge
- _Le Point_ , a French weekly
- _On Point_ , a radio show
- Point Broadcasting , a radio broadcasting company
- Pointe technique , a ballet technique for dancing on the tips of toes
- _Take Point_ (2018), a South Korean action film
** Other uses
- Point (coat color) , animal fur coloration of the extremities
- Point (geography) , a peninsula or headland
- Point (surname) , a surname
- Make a point or come to a point, a hunting term referring to a pointing dog 's standing rigid and facing the prey
- On point , someone who possesses abundant and various qualities of competence, leadership or style, or to specific acts which demonstrate such qualities
- Point man, one who takes point (defined below) on patrol, the lookout in the commission of a crime, a defense position in ice hockey, or someone who leads the defense of a political position
- Point mutation , a change in a single nucleotide
- Take point (or walk point, be on point, or be a point man), to be the lead, and likely most vulnerable, soldier, vehicle, or unit in a combat military formation
- Point University , West Point, Georgia
** See also
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- Endpoint (disambiguation)
- Lapointe (disambiguation) , also Lepoint/La Pointe/Le Point
- Midpoint (disambiguation)
- Point Lookout (disambiguation)
- Pointing (disambiguation)
- Points system (disambiguation)
- Start Point (disambiguation)
- The Point (disambiguation)
- Tipping point (disambiguation)
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- [in title]
- . (disambiguation)
- Dot (disambiguation)
- Period (disambiguation)
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