# 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, 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)

## In typography

* Point, a unit of measurement used in printing
* A dot grapheme
** Full point
** Interpoint
* Decimal point, the mark used to separate an integer from a decimal part

## 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

## Arts, entertainment, and media
### 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