A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
Mathematics
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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
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Point, or Element (category theory), generalizes the set-theoretic concept of an element of a set to an object of any category
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Critical point (mathematics), a stationary point of a function of an arbitrary number of variables
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Decimal point
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Point-free geometry
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Stationary point, a point in the domain of a single-valued function where the value of the function ceases to change
Places
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Point, Cornwall, England, a settlement in Feock parish
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Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
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Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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Points, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
Business and finance
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Point (loyalty program), a type of virtual currency in common use among mercantile loyalty programs, globally
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Point (mortgage), a percentage sometimes referred to as a form of pre-paid interest used to reduce interest rates in a mortgage loan
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Basis point, 1/100 of one percent, denoted bp, bps, and ‱
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, used to measure a change in percentage absolutely
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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
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"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
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Royalty points, a way of sharing profit between companies and unit holders
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Vigorish point, the commission charged on a gambling bet or loanshark's loan
Measurement units
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Point (gemstone), 2 milligrams, or one hundredth of a carat
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Point, in hunting, the number of antler tips on the hunted animal (e.g. 9 point buck)
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Point, for describing paper-stock thickness, a synonym of mil and thou (one thousandth of an inch)
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Point, a hundredth of an inch or 0.254 mm, a unit of measurement formerly used for rainfall in Australia
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Paris point, 2/3 cm, used for shoe sizes
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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
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Point, a unit of measurement used in printing
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A grapheme
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Decimal point, the mark used to separate an integer from a decimal part
Sports
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Point (American football)
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Point (basketball)
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Point (ice hockey)
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Point (pickleball)
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Point (tennis)
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Point, fielding (cricket)
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Point, in sports Score
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Point guard, in basketball
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Points (association football)
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Points decision, in boxing and some other fighting sports
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The point (ice hockey), the location of an ice hockey player
Technology and transport
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Point, a data element in a SCADA system representing a single input or output
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Points, a contact breaker in an ignition system
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Points, a railroad switch (British English)
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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
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Points of sail, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction
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Point system (driving), a system of demerits for driving offenses
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Projectile point, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip
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Public Oregon Intercity Transit, styled POINT, a public transit system
Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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Point (Cornelius album), a 2001 album by Cornelius
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Point #1, a 1999 album of Chevelle
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Point Music, a record label
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Points (album), by jazz pianist Matthew Shipp
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"The Points", a 1995 single and video from the Panther soundtrack
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Point (Yello album), a 2020 album by Yello
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"Point", a song by the American band Bright from their self-titled album
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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High card points, used for hand evaluation in contract bridge
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Le Point, a French weekly
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On Point, a radio show
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Point Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company
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Pointe technique, a ballet technique for dancing on the tips of toes
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Take Point (2018), a South Korean action film
Other uses
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Point (coat color), animal fur coloration of the extremities
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Point (geography), a peninsula or headland
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Point (surname), a surname
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Make a point or come to a point, a hunting term referring to a pointing dog's standing rigid and facing the prey
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On point, someone who possesses abundant and various qualities of competence, leadership or style, or to specific acts which demonstrate such qualities
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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
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Point mutation, a change in a single nucleotide
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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
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Point University, West Point, Georgia
See also
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Endpoint (disambiguation)
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Lapointe (disambiguation), also Lepoint/La Pointe/Le Point
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Midpoint (disambiguation)
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Point Lookout (disambiguation)
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Pointing (disambiguation)
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Points system (disambiguation)
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Start Point (disambiguation)
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The Point (disambiguation)
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Tipping point (disambiguation)
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. (disambiguation)
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Dot (disambiguation)
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Period (disambiguation)