Point

Point

Point may refer to the following:

Contents

Business and finance

  • Basis point, 1/100 of one percent, denoted bp, bps, and
  • Pivot point, a price level of significance in analysis of a financial market that is used as a predictive indicator of market movement
  • Point (mortgage), a percentage sometimes referred to as a form of pre-paid interest used to reduce interest rates in a mortgage loan
  • Reward points (see loyalty program), marketing strategy
  • Vigorish point, the commission charged on a gambling bet or loanshark's loan

Engineering

Entertainment

Geography

Mathematics

  • Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent
    • a shape that is indivisible
  • Stationary point (or turning point), a point in a set of inputs to a function where the output ceases to change

Measurement units

  • Compass point, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees)
  • 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)
  • Point, for describing paper-stock thickness, a synonym of mil and thou (one thousandth of an inch)
  • Point (typography), a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time
  • Paris point, 2/3 cm, used for shoe sizes 3 cm

Science

  • Point (coat color), animal fur coloration of the extremities
  • Point, a data element in a SCADA system representing a single input or output
  • Point Mutation, a change in a single nucleotide and therefore in a specific codon

Sports

Other

See also

  • Endpoint (disambiguation)
  • The Point (disambiguation)
  • Pointing (disambiguation)
  • Prize
  • All pages beginning with "Point"
  • All pages with titles containing "Point"



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Point — hat verschiedene Urspünge: Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bedeutung im Deutschen 2 Verwendung in Begriffen französischen und englischen Ursprungs 3 Einzelnachweise 4 Si …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Point — (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Point — (point), v. i. 1. To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; with at. [1913 Webster] Now must the world point at poor Katharine. Shak. [1913 Webster] Point at the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Point No. 1 — Point #1 Студийный альбом Chevelle …   Википедия

  • Point.P — Point P Groupe Point.P Siège social Paris 19 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Point — (fr., spr. Poäng), 1) Punkt; Point d. appui (spr. Poäng dappn), Stützpunkt, Anlehnungspunkt. Point de vue (spr. Poäng d wü), Gesichtspunkt; auch ein Punkt, auf welchen eine im Marsch befindliche Colonne losmarschirt. Point d honneur (spr. Poäng… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Point — (point), v. t. & i. To appoint. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Point 24 — Pays  Luxembourg Langue Français, Allemand, Portugais Périodicité Quotidien Format Berlinois …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Point S — est une marque de pneumatique et d entretien automobile française créée en 1972. En 1988, son reseau s étend en Allemagne et en Italie. Puis à l Autriche en 1997, Belgique et Luxembourg en 1999. En 2001, L Espagne, le Danemark et la Pologne… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”