Point or points may refer to:

Places

Point, Lewis Point ( gd, An Rubha), also known as the Eye Peninsula, is a peninsula some 11 km long in the Outer Hebrides (or Western Isles), Scotland. The majority of Point is connected to the rest of the Isle of Lewis by a narrow isthmus, one mile in l ...

, 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 Points is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Points community has a population of 478. Points is named for its location at an intersection, namely where Jersey Mo ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States

Business and finance

Point (loyalty program) A loyalty program is a marketing strategy designed to encourage customers to continue to shop at or use the services of a business associated with the program. Today, such programs cover most types of commerce, each having varying features and ...

, a type of virtual currency in common use among mercantile loyalty programs, globally *

Point (mortgage) Discount points, also called mortgage points or simply points, are a form of pre-paid interest available in the United States when arranging a mortgage. One point equals one percent of the loan amount. By charging a borrower points, a lender effec ...

, a percentage sometimes referred to as a form of pre-paid interest used to reduce interest rates in a mortgage loan *

Basis point A basis point (often abbreviated as bp, often pronounced as "bip" or "beep") is one hundredth of 1 percentage point. The related term ''permyriad'' means one hundredth of 1 percent. Changes of interest rates are often stated in basis points. If ...

, 1/100 of one percent, denoted ''bp'', ''bps'', and ''‱'' *

Percentage point A percentage point or percent point is the unit (measurement), unit for the Difference (mathematics), arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points, but a ...

s, used to measure a change in percentage absolutely *

Pivot point (technical analysis) In financial markets, a pivot point is a price level that is used by traders as a possible indicator of market movement. A pivot point is calculated as an average of significant prices (high, low, close) from the performance of a market in the p ...

, 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 Profit sharing is various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on company's profitability in addition to employees' regular salary and bonuses. In publicly traded companies thes ...

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 royalty payment is a payment made by one party to another that owns a particular asset, for the right to ongoing use of that asset. Royalties are typically agreed upon as a percentage of gross or net revenues derived from the use of an asset o ...

, a way of sharing profit between companies and unit holders *

Vigorish Vigorish (also known as ''juice'', ''under-juice'', the ''cut'', the ''take'', the ''margin'', the ''house edge'' or simply the ''vig'') is the fee charged by a bookmaker (or ''bookie'') for accepting a gambler's wager. In American English, it can ...

point, the commission charged on a gambling bet or loanshark's loan

Mathematics

Point (geometry) In classical Euclidean geometry, a point is a primitive notion that models an exact location in space, and has no length, width, or thickness. In modern mathematics, a point refers more generally to an element of some set called a space. Being ...

, 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 In mathematics, a topological space is, roughly speaking, a geometrical space in which closeness is defined but cannot necessarily be measured by a numeric distance. More specifically, a topological space is a set whose elements are called points ...

* Point, or

Element (category theory) In category theory, the concept of an element, or a point, generalizes the more usual set theoretic concept of an element of a set to an object of any category. This idea often allows restating of definitions or properties of morphisms (such as m ...

, generalizes the set-theoretic concept of an element of a set to an object of any category *

Critical point (mathematics) Critical point is a wide term used in many branches of mathematics. When dealing with functions of a real variable, a critical point is a point in the domain of the function where the function is either not differentiable or the derivative is ...

, a stationary point of a function of an arbitrary number of variables *

Decimal point A decimal separator is a symbol used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number written in decimal form (e.g., "." in 12.45). Different countries officially designate different symbols for use as the separator. The choi ...

Point-free geometry In mathematics, point-free geometry is a geometry whose primitive ontological notion is ''region'' rather than point. Two axiomatic systems are set out below, one grounded in mereology, the other in mereotopology and known as ''connection theory ...

Stationary point In mathematics, particularly in calculus, a stationary point of a differentiable function of one variable is a point on the graph of the function where the function's derivative is zero. Informally, it is a point where the function "stops" inc ...

, a point in the domain of a single-valued function where the value of the function ceases to change

Measurement units

Point (gemstone) The carat (ct) is a unit of mass equal to or 0.00643 troy oz, 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 Meas ...

, 2 milligrams, or one hundredth of a carat *

Point (typography) In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th century, the size of a poi ...

, a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time * Point, in hunting, the number of

antler Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on male ...

tips on the hunted animal (e.g. 9 point buck) * Point, for describing paper-stock thickness, a synonym of ''mil'' and ''

thou The word ''thou'' is a second-person singular pronoun in English. It is now largely archaic, having been replaced in most contexts by the word ''you'', although it remains in use in parts of Northern England and in Scots (). ''Thou'' is the ...

'' (one thousandth of an inch) * Point, a hundredth of an

inch Measuring tape with inches The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to yard or of a foot. Derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth") ...

or 0.254 mm, a unit of measurement formerly used for rainfall in Australia *

Paris point The Paris point is a unit of length defined as . It is commonly used for shoe sizes in Continental Europe. The unit was invented by French shoemakers in the early 1800s. Its origin probably lies in centimetre being very close to inch; a French i ...

, 2/3 cm, used for shoe sizes *

Points of the compass The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep ...

, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees)

Sports

Point (American football) Gameplay in American football consists of a series of '' downs'', individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is ''dead'' or not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts, or field goal attempts (fro ...

Point (basketball) Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals (two or three points) or free throws (one point). If a player makes a field goal from within the three-point line, the player sco ...

Point (ice hockey) In ice hockey, point has three contemporary meanings. Personal stat A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Ho ...

Point (pickleball) This glossary provides definitions and context for terminology related to, and jargon specific to, the sport of pickleball. Words or phrases in italics can be found on the list in their respective alphabetic sections. 0–9 ;0–0:See '' Zero� ...

Point (tennis) A point in tennis is the smallest subdivision of the match. A point can consist of a double fault by the server, in which case the point is automatically won by the receiver. In all other cases, a point begins when a legal serve is hit by the serve ...

* Point,

fielding (cricket) Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the striking batter, to limit the number of runs that the striker scores and/or to get a batter out by either catching a hit ball befo ...

* Point, in sports Score *

Point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run t ...

, in basketball *

Points (association football) Three points for a win is a standard used in many sports leagues and group tournaments, especially in association football, in which three points are awarded to the team winning a match, with no points awarded to the losing team. If the game is ...

Points decision A points decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. Unlike normal decisions where there are three judges that agree on whic ...

, in boxing and some other fighting sports *

The point (ice hockey) The point is a term in ice hockey to indicate a position inside the opposition's blue line along the edges of the rink. Description 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. ...

, the location of an ice hockey player

Technology and transport

* Point, a data element in a

SCADA Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes. It also covers sensors and ...

system representing a single input or output * Points, a

contact breaker A contact breaker (or "points") is a type of electrical switch, found in the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines. The switch is automatically operated by a cam driven by the engine. The timing of operation of the switch ...

in an ignition system * Points, a

railroad switch A railroad switch (), turnout, or ''set ofpoints () is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The most common ty ...

(British English) * Points, the

clock position A clock position, or clock bearing, is the direction of an object observed from a vehicle, typically a vessel or an aircraft, relative to the orientation of the vehicle to the observer. The vehicle must be considered to have a front, a back, a ...

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 point of sail is a sailing craft's direction of travel under sail in relation to the true wind direction over the surface. The principal points of sail roughly correspond to 45° segments of a circle, starting with 0° directly into the wind. ...

, a sailing boat's course in relation to wind direction *

Point system (driving) Many countries have adopted a penalty point or demerit point system under which a person’s driving license is cancelled or suspended based on the number of points accumulated by them over a period of time because of the traffic offenses or infrin ...

, a system of demerits for driving offenses *

Projectile point In North American archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have be ...

, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tip *

Public Oregon Intercity Transit The POINT Intercity Bus Service is a four-route, intercity bus service of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The service is administered by ODOT's Public Transportation Division as part of its intercity grant program. The POINT servic ...

, styled POINT, a public transit system

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Point'' (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 "The Points" is a rap song performed by The Notorious B.I.G., Coolio, Doodlebug, Big Mike, Buckshot, Redman, Ill Al Skratch, Heltah Skeltah, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Menace Clan and Jamal. It was released in 1995 via Mercury Reco ...

", 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 In contract bridge, various bidding systems have been devised to enable partners to describe their hands to each other so that they may reach the optimum contract. Key to this process is that players evaluate and re-evaluate the trick-taking pote ...

, used for hand evaluation in contract bridge * ''

Le Point ''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and news magazine published in Paris. History and profile ''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of '' L'Express'', w ...

'', a French weekly * ''

On Point ''On Point'' is a radio show produced by WBUR-FM in Boston and syndicated by American Public Media (APM). The show addresses a wide range of issues from news, politics, arts and culture, health, technology, environmental, and business topics, t ...

'', a radio show *

Point Broadcasting Point Broadcasting LLC is an American radio broadcasting company based in Ventura, California. The company is the owner of several radio groups in Southern California, doing business as Gold Coast Broadcasting LLC in the Oxnard—Ventura radio mar ...

, a radio broadcasting company *

Pointe technique Pointe technique ( ) is the part of classical ballet technique that concerns ''pointe work'', in which a ballet dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet within pointe shoes. A dancer is said to be ''en pointe'' () when ...

, a ballet technique for dancing on the tips of toes * ''

Take Point To take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man is to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. The term can be a ...

'' (2018), a South Korean action film

Other uses

Point (coat color) Point or points may refer to: 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 * Point ...

, animal fur coloration of the extremities *

Point (geography) A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on al ...

, a peninsula or headland *

Point (surname) Point is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brayden Point (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *Christophe Point (born 1965), French footballer *Colton Point (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *Craig Point (born 198 ...

, a surname * Make a point or come to a point, a hunting term referring to a

pointing dog Pointing dogs, sometimes called bird dogs, are a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name ''pointer'' comes from the dog's in ...

's standing rigid and facing the prey *

On point ''On Point'' is a radio show produced by WBUR-FM in Boston and syndicated by American Public Media (APM). The show addresses a wide range of issues from news, politics, arts and culture, health, technology, environmental, and business topics, t ...

, 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 A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance. ...

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 point mutation is a genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is changed, inserted or deleted from a DNA or RNA sequence of an organism's genome. Point mutations have a variety of effects on the downstream protein product—consequences ...

, a change in a single nucleotide *

Take point To take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man is to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. The term can be a ...

(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 Point University is a private evangelical Christian university in West Point, Georgia. It was founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College in East Point. The college announced its name change to Point University in 2011 and relocated its main c ...

, West Point, Georgia