Point

A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:

Mathematics

 * 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, 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 ‱
 * Percentage points, 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 (typography), a measurement used in printing, the meaning of which has changed over time
 * 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, 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)

Sports

 * Point (American football)
 * Point (basketball)
 * Point (ice hockey)
 * Point (pickleball)
 * Point (tennis)
 * Point, fielding (cricket)
 * Point, in sports 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

Music

 * Point (Cornelius 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", 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, 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
 * 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