- Point (geometry) , an entity that has a location in space but no extent
- --- Fixed Point (mathematics) , a point that is mapped to itself by a mathematical function
- --- Point At Infinity , also ideal point, a point which when added to the real number line yields the real projective line
- --- Point Group , a group of geometric symmetries (isometries) leaving a point fixed
- --- Point Charge , an idealized model of a particle which has an electric charge
- Solution Point
- Percentage Point , proper unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages
- --- Point (mortgage) , one percent of the loan amount
- --- Point And Figure Chart , used for technical analysis of percentages in securities
- Floating Point and Fixed-point Arithmetic , a digital representation for a number in a certain subset of the rational numbers; often used in computers
- an element in the base Set of a structure, in topology and other fields
- Point (typography) , a printing measurement, the meaning of which has changed over time
- In navigation:
- --- Point , one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees)
- --- Compass Point , one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass
- --- Points Of Sail , a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction
- A unit of scoring in some sports and games
- --- Point (tennis) , the smallest unit of scoring in tennis
- --- Point (ice Hockey) , a goal or assist a player earns during a game
- --- Extra Point , in American and Canadian football
- --- Point Count , a method of hand evaluation in the card game of bridge
- --- Point Shaving , an illegal form of match fixing
- --- In Australian Football, a "point" often refers to a Behind
- --- "Point" is a unit used in measuring and evaluating Game {Link without Title}
- Point (gemstone) , equivalent to one-hundredth of a carat
- Among narcotics users, a "point" is a decigram, or 0.1 of a Gram
- Point Blanket , a trading item measured by the number of stripes ("points") woven into the material
- An individual at the furthest forward position in a group:
- --- In Reconnaissance , the soldier or team at the head of a patrol, column, or convoy
- --- In sports, the team member who plays furthest forward:
-- Point Guard , in basketball
-- Point , in cricket
-- The Point (ice Hockey)
- En Pointe , dancing on the toes, in ballet
- Points (coat Color) , fur coloration of the extremities, in cats
- Extreme Points Of The World , the highest, most inaccessible, farthest north, south, etc.
- Point and counterpoint, Meaning or Purpose , especially in a discussion or dispute
- --- Point Of Order , a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselves
- Point, in typography, a ; Middle Dot ) as in the expression, Decimal Point
- To ''point'' is to indicate an object or direction by extending the index finger (and possibly the arm) in the direction required.
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