Point

For technical reasons, "Point #1" redirects here. For the studio album by Chevelle, see Point No. 1.

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A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:

Mathematics

See also: 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, 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 points, 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 (typography), a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time
• 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)

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

• 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)
• All pages with titles beginning with Point
• All pages with titles containing Point