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{{technical reasons|Point #1|the studio album by Chevelle|Point No. 1}} {{wiktionary|point|Points|points}} A '''point''' is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. '''Point''' or '''points''' may refer to: {{tocright}} ==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, 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, Scotland|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 ''β±'' * [[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) * [[Card stock#Measurements|Point, for describing paper-stock thickness]], a synonym of ''mil'' and ''[[Thou (length)|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 (typography)|Point]], a unit of measurement used in printing *A [[wikt:dot|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 (sport)|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)|''Point'' (Cornelius album)]], a 2001 album by Cornelius * [[Point No. 1|''Point #1'']], a 1999 album of Chevelle * [[Point Music]], a record label * [[Points (album)|''Points'' (album)]], by jazz pianist Matthew Shipp * "[[The Points (song)|The Points]]", a 1995 single and video from the ''Panther'' soundtrack * [[Point (Yello album)|''Point'' (Yello album)]], a 2020 album by Yello * "Point", a song by the American band Bright from [[Bright (American band Bright album)|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 * [[Take_point#Other_uses|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== {{canned search|point|point's|points|point-s}} * [[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)]] * {{look from}} * {{in title}} * [[. (disambiguation)]] * [[Dot (disambiguation)]] * [[Period (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation|geo}}
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