Point
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Business and finance
- Basis pointBasis pointA basis point is a unit equal to 1/100 of a percentage point or one part per ten thousand...
, 1/100 of one percent, denoted bp, bps, and ‱ - Pivot pointPivot pointA pivot point is a price level of significance in technical analysis of a financial market that is used by traders as a predictive indicator of market movement. A pivot point is calculated as an average of significant prices from the performance of a market in the prior trading period...
, a price level of significance in analysis of a financial market that is used as a predictive indicator of market movement - Point (mortgage)Point (mortgage)Points, sometimes also called a "discount point", are a form of pre-paid interest. One point equals one percent of the loan amount. By charging a borrower points, a lender effectively increases the yield on the loan above the amount of the stated interest rate...
, a percentage sometimes referred to as a form of pre-paid interest used to reduce interest rateInterest rateAn interest rate is the rate at which interest is paid by a borrower for the use of money that they borrow from a lender. For example, a small company borrows capital from a bank to buy new assets for their business, and in return the lender receives interest at a predetermined interest rate for...
s in a mortgage loanMortgage loanA mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan... - Reward points (see loyalty programLoyalty programLoyalty programs are structured marketing efforts that reward, and therefore encourage, loyal buying behavior — behavior which is potentially beneficial to the firm....
), marketing strategy - VigorishVigorishVigorish, or simply the vig, also known as juice or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie, for his services. In the United States it also means the interest on a shark's loan. The term is Yiddish slang originating from the Russian word for winnings, выигрыш vyigrysh...
point, the commission charged on a gambling bet or loanshark's loan
Engineering
- Points, a contact breakerContact breakerA contact breaker is a type of electrical switch, and the term typically refers to the switching device found in the distributor of the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines.-Purpose:...
in an ignition system - Points, a railroad switchRailroad switchA railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
(British English) - Points of sailPoints of sailPoints of sail describes a sailing boat's course in relation to the wind direction.There is a distinction between the port tack and the starboard tack. If the wind is coming from anywhere on the port side, the boat is on port tack. Likewise if the wind is coming from the starboard side, the boat...
, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction - Projectile pointProjectile pointIn archaeological terms, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a projectile, such as a spear, dart, or arrow, or perhaps used as a knife....
, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip
Entertainment
- Le PointLe PointLe Point is a French weekly news magazine. It was founded in 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express, which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député of the Parti Radical...
, a French weekly news magazine - Point (album)Point (album)Point is a 2001 album by Cornelius. The album contains innovative rhythmic use of sound, and is notable for its use of sounds from nature, such as water sounds and bird sounds, into its mix.-Track listing:...
, a 2001 album by Cornelius - Point #1Point No. 1-Credits:* Buddy Jackson - Art Direction* Chevelle - Main Performer* Hank Williams - Mastering* Joe Loeffler - Bass* Mark Smalling - Photography* Pete Loeffler - Guitar, Vocals* Sally Carns - Back Cover, Design* Sam Loeffler - Drums...
, a 1999 album of Chevelle - POINT Music, a record label
Mathematics
- Point (geometry)Point (geometry)In geometry, topology and related branches of mathematics a spatial point is a primitive notion upon which other concepts may be defined. In geometry, points are zero-dimensional; i.e., they do not have volume, area, length, or any other higher-dimensional analogue. In branches of mathematics...
, an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent- a shape that is indivisible
- Stationary pointStationary pointIn mathematics, particularly in calculus, a stationary point is an input to a function where the derivative is zero : where the function "stops" increasing or decreasing ....
(or turning point), a point in a set of inputs to a function where the output ceases to change
Measurement units
- Compass pointCompass PointCompass Point may refer to:* Compass point, a direction on a traditional compass* Compass Point * Compass Point Shopping Centre, a shopping mall in Singapore* Compass Point Studios, a studio in Nassau, Bahamas...
, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angleRight angleIn geometry and trigonometry, a right angle is an angle that bisects the angle formed by two halves of a straight line. More precisely, if a ray is placed so that its endpoint is on a line and the adjacent angles are equal, then they are right angles...
(11.25 degrees) - Point (gemstone), 2 milligrams, or one hundredth of a caratCarat (mass)The carat is a unit of mass equal to 200 mg and is used for measuring gemstones and pearls.The current definition, sometimes known as the metric carat, was adopted in 1907 at the Fourth General Conference on Weights and Measures, and soon afterward in many countries around the world...
- Point, in hunting, the number of antlerAntlerAntlers are the usually large, branching bony appendages on the heads of most deer species.-Etymology:Antler originally meant the lowest tine, the "brow tine"...
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 (typography)Point (typography)In typography, a point is the smallest unit of measure, being a subdivision of the larger pica. It is commonly abbreviated as pt. The point has long been the usual unit for measuring font size and leading and other minute items on a printed page....
, a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time - Paris pointParis pointThe Paris point is a unit of length defined as ⅔ of a centimetre . It is commonly used as shoe sizes in Continental Europe....
, 2/3 cm, used for shoe sizes 3 cm
Science
- Point (coat color)Point (coat color)Point coloration refers to animal coat coloration with a pale body and relatively darker extremities, i.e. the face, ears, feet, tail, and scrotum...
, animal fur coloration of the extremities - Point, a data element in a SCADASCADASCADA generally refers to industrial control systems : computer systems that monitor and control industrial, infrastructure, or facility-based processes, as described below:...
system representing a single input or output - Point MutationPoint mutationA point mutation, or single base substitution, is a type of mutation that causes the replacement of a single base nucleotide with another nucleotide of the genetic material, DNA or RNA. Often the term point mutation also includes insertions or deletions of a single base pair...
, a change in a single nucleotideNucleotideNucleotides are molecules that, when joined together, make up the structural units of RNA and DNA. In addition, nucleotides participate in cellular signaling , and are incorporated into important cofactors of enzymatic reactions...
and therefore in a specific codon
Sports
- Point, a fielding position in cricketFielding (cricket)Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or running the batsman out.Cricket fielding position...
- Point, a unit of the score (game)Score (game)In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
in some sports and games:- Point (basketball)Point (basketball)Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals or free throws ....
, units obtained by scoring baskets during a game - Point (tennis)Point (tennis)A point in tennis is the smallest subdivision of the match, the completion of which changes the score. A point can consist of a double fault by the server, in which case it is won by the receiver; otherwise, it begins with a legal serve by one side's server to the receiver on the other, and...
, the smallest unit of scoring in tennis - Point, in ice hockeyPoint (ice hockey)Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
or lacrosse, a goal or assist a player earns during a game
- Point (basketball)
- The point (ice hockey)The point (ice hockey)In ice hockey, a player in the opponent's end zone at the junction of the blue line with the boards is said to be at the point. Usually the players at the two points are the defensemen, and the name is taken from the former names of the defense positions, point and cover point...
, the location of an ice hockey player - Point guardPoint guardPoint guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
, in basketball - Points (association football)
Other
- Point, in specialized character sets (e.g.: dot in Morse codeMorse codeMorse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment...
, dots in BrailleBrailleThe Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write, and was the first digital form of writing.Braille was devised in 1825 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. Each Braille character, or cell, is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two...
) - Point, in typography, a dot character (e.g.: full stopFull stopA full stop is the punctuation mark commonly placed at the end of sentences. In American English, the term used for this punctuation is period. In the 21st century, it is often also called a dot by young people...
, interpunctInterpunctAn interpunct —also called an interpoint—is a small dot used for interword separation in ancient Latin script, which also appears in some modern languages as a stand-alone sign inside a word. It is present in Unicode as code point ....
, decimal point, radix pointRadix pointIn mathematics and computing, a radix point is the symbol used in numerical representations to separate the integer part of a number from its fractional part . "Radix point" is a general term that applies to all number bases...
) - Point Class CutterUSCG Point class cutterThe United States Coast Guard Point Class Cutters were a class of 82-foot patrol vessels designed to replace the aging 83-foot wooden hull patrol boat being used at the time. The design utilized a mild steel hull and an aluminum superstructure...
, a small vessel formerly used as a patrol craft by the United States Coast Guard - Point man, the lead soldier or vehicle in a patrol
- Point of orderPoint of orderA point of order is a matter raised during consideration of a motion concerning the rules of parliamentary procedure.-Explanation and uses:A point of order may be raised if the rules appear to have been broken. This may interrupt a speaker during debate, or anything else if the breach of the rules...
, a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselves - Point system (driving), a system of demerits for driving offenses
- Vowel points: niqqud for the Hebrew language and harakatHarakatThe Arabic script has numerous diacritics, including ijam ⟨⟩ , and tashkil ⟨⟩...
for Arabic - En pointeEn pointeEn pointe means "on the tip" and is a part of classical ballet technique, usually practised using specially reinforced shoes called pointe shoes or toe shoes. The technique developed from the desire for dancers to appear weightless and sylph-like and has evolved to enable dancers to dance on the...
, a technique in balletBalletBallet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
See also
- Endpoint (disambiguation)
- The Point (disambiguation)
- Pointing (disambiguation)
- PrizePrizeA prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people to recognise and reward actions or achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them...