Point

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Mathematics

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 [1]
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

A promontory extended into a body of water
- Point break, the way ocean waves break around a point
A bluff or natural overlook

Point-and-click, computer mouse terminology
Point and shoot camera
Point-blank range, in ballistics, the range where pointing is sufficient, and gravity and wind can be ignored
Point shooting, a method of aiming firearms

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, Outer Hebrides, a district of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Points, West Virginia

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 dot character (e.g.: full stop; 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.