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Definition: Point |
PointNoun1. A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates". 2. The precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street". 3. A brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point". 4. A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?". 5. An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information". 6. A very short period of time; "at that point I had to leave". 7. The object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?". 8. A V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points". 9. A very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots". 10. : the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points". 11. : a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point". 12. : a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first". 13. : a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect. 14. : an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie". 15. : sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil". 16. : any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass". 17. : a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch. 18. : a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop". 19. : a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north". 20. : the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point. 21. : a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points". 22. : the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun". 23. : (British) a wall socket. 24. : a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs. Verb1. Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents". 2. Be oriented; "The weather vane points North". 3. Direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me". 4. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. 5. Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued". 6. Sail close to the wind. 7. Mark Hebrew words with diacritics. 8. Mark with diacritics, as of letter. 9. Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. 10. : be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease". 11. : intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself". 12. : give a point to; "The candles are tapered". 13. : repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "point" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Point \Point\, noun. [French point, and probably also pointe, Latin punctum, puncta, from pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent, and compare to Puncto, Puncture.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Point 1. |
Agriculture | A measure of price change equal to 1/100 of one cent in most futures contracts traded in decimal units. In grains, it is one cent; in T-bonds, it is one percent of par. (references) |
Finance | The smallest increment of price movement possible in trading a given contract. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Is the unit in which market price -- fluctuations are measured; in stocks, a -- is $1. 00 a share. . Source: European Union. (references) | |
| An amount equal to one percent of the principal amount of an investment or a loan. Points are a one time charge assessed at closing by the lender to increase the lender's earnings on mortgage loans. (references) | |
Food & Agriculture | Part of a fish hook. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A replaceable wearing point on the tine of a tine plough. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Industry | The centre member of an extrusion die that determines the internal shape and dimensions of a hollow product. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Point Defined by Euclid as "that which hath no parts." Playfair defines it as "that which has position but not magnitude," and Legendre says it "is a limit terminating a line;" but none of these definitions can be called either philosophical or exact. A point is not necessarily a "limit terminating a line," for if so a point could not exist, even in imagination, without a line. Besides, Legendre's definition presupposes that we know what a line is; but assuredly a "point" precedes a "line," as a line precedes a "superficies." To arrive at Legendre's idea we must begin with a solid, and say a superficies is the "limit terminating each face of a solid," lines are the "limits terminating a superficies," and points are the "limits terminating a line." In regard to Euclid's definition, we say: Ex nihilo nihil fit. In good point (French, embonpoint, plump.) (See Stretch a point. To carry one's point. To gain the object sought for. The allusion is to archery. To dine on potatoes and point. To have potatoes without salt, a very meagre dinner indeed. When salt was very dear, and the cellar was empty, parents used to tell their children to point their potato to the salt cellar, and eat it. This was potato and point. In the tale of Ralph Richards the Miser, we are told that he gave his boy dry bread, and Whipped him for pointing it towards the cupboard where a bit of cheese was kept in a bottle. To make a point of [doing something]. To consider the matter as a point of duty. The reference is to the old Roman way of voting by ballot. The ballot tablets were thrown by the voters into a chest, and were afterwards counted by points marked on a tablet, and to obtain every vote was to "carry every point" ("Omne talit punctum" [Horace]). Hence a point of duty or point of conscience is a plank on the platform of duty or conscience. To stretch a point. To exceed what is strictly right. Points were the tagged laces used in ancient dress: hence, to "truss a point," to truss or tie the laces which held the breeches; to "stretch a point" is to stretch these laces, so as to adjust the dress to extra growth, or the temporary fulness of good feeding. At Whitsuntide these points or tags were given away by the churchwardens. "Their points being broken, down fell their hose."- Shakespeare: 1 Henry IV., ii. 4. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. A predetermined direction for driving a roadway underground. The point is fixed by roof plugs in the roadway. See also:alignment; spad b. One one-hundredth (0.01) part of a carat. When less than one carat, the weight of a diamond is usually expressed in points; e.g., 20 points equals 1/5 carat c. A pipe through which steam or hot water is brought into contact with frozen gravel to thaw it for mining or dredging. d. See:well point e.g., 20 points equals 1/5 carat f. The end or bottom of a borehole, as distinguished from the mouth or collar g. A tool used in trimming and smoothing rough stone surfaces h. Either of a pair of tapered rails at a turnout that can be adjusted to direct a set of mine cars from a straight rail track to another track branching off at an angle. See also:catch point; turnou. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | POINT. To stretch a point; to exceed some usual limit, to take a great stride. Breeches were usually tied up with points, a kind of short laces, formerly given away by the churchwardens at Whitsuntide, under the denomination of tags: by taking a great str. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Tips from 1870 | Usage: Period, Point. Do not use period for a point of time. Period implies extended time. Source: Slips of Speech. |
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In classical geometry, a point is an entity that has no extent. In the modern set theoretic approach to topology, this is formalised as: a point in a space X is simply an element of the set X.See also: solution point In navigation, especially at sea, a point is defined as one eighth of a right angle, and therefore equals exactly 11.25 degrees. For example, a bearing of northwest by north differs by one point from a northwest bearing, and by a point from a north-northwest one. In typography, a point is approximately 1/72 inch; on computer displays it is often the height of one or four pixels. In sports and games, a point is a unit of scoring. A point on a railroad is also called a railroad switch.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Point."
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Point is a city located in Rains County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 792.Geography
Point is located at 32°55'53" North, 95°52'15" West (32.931512, -95.870957)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 792 people, 300 households, and 221 families residing in the city. The population density is 110.4/km² (285.6/mi²). There are 331 housing units at an average density of 46.1/km² (119.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.31% White, 1.39% African American, 1.77% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races. 4.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 300 households out of which 37.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% are married couples living together, 15.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.64 and the average family size is 3.10. In the city the population is spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.1 males. The median income for a household in the city is $25,417, and the median income for a family is $30,341. Males have a median income of $26,389 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the city is $11,946. 18.8% of the population and 21.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.4% are under the age of 18 and 18.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Point, Texas."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
POINT | English | Public Orders Information Network | Public Administration |
| POC | English | Point of contact | European Union, Military & Defense |
| POS | French | Point de service | Computing, Finance |
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Synonyms: PointSynonyms: breaker point (n), compass point (n), degree (n), detail (n), distributor point (n), dot (n), full point (n), full stop (n), gunpoint (n), head (n), item (n), level (n), peak (n), period (n), point in time (n), pointedness (n), power point (n), spot (n), stage (n), stop (n), tip (n), aim (v), bespeak (v), betoken (v), charge (v), direct (v), guide (v), indicate (v), luff (v), maneuver (v), manoeuvre (v), orient (v), place (v), repoint (v), sharpen (v), show (v), signal (v), steer (v), taper (v), target (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unpointedness (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Oh, well, not like me. But look, see those birds? At some point a program was written to govern them (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Evil is a point of view (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice) The point is that this is a very odd thing, supernatural, for lack of a better word (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis.) My point is, predators don't hunt when they're not hungry (The Lost World: Jurassic Park; writing credit: David Koepp) | |
Lyrics | I kept my point of view (I Made It Through The Rain; performing artist: Barry Manilow) Till a point she paid no mind to the supper (Life Story; performing artist: Black Rob) I love you to the point you can no longer take (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) Nearly made me sick to the point of throwing up (What's Your Flava?; performing artist: Craig David) Just because you graduate from school so high in the gene pool, that's your point of view (Leaving Town; performing artist: Dexter Freebish) | |
Clever | Before you point your fingers, be sure your hands are clean. (references; author: unknown) You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. (references; author: unknown) You are an engineer if your idea of good interpersonal communication means getting the decimal point in the right place. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | West Point (2000) Point of Impact (1993) Jack Point (1973) Point Counterpoint (1972) Danger Point (1971) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | West Point, United States Military Academy. Hudson River is in background. Credit: CDC. |  | "Four Point Sphere" by Martin Levenius. To vary the X, Y, and Z coordinates of one of the points, use the Scrollbar to vary A, B, and C. |
 | This mosaic shows the Caloris Basin (located half-way in shadow on the terminator).Caloris is Latin for heat and the basin is named this because it is nearthe subsolar point (the point closest to the sun) when Mercury is at perihelion (theclosest point in its orbit to the sun). Credit: NASA. |  | Sears Point, CA. Credit: NASA. |
 | Each of these swirling clouds is a result of a meteorological phenomenon known as a Karman vortex. These vortices appeared over Alexander Selkirk Island in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rising precipitously from the surrounding waters, the island's highest point is nearly a mile (1.6 km) above sea level. As wind-driven clouds encounter this obstacle, they flow around it to form these large, spinning eddies. Credit: NASA. |  | Gray whale trapped in Arctic ice north of Point Barrow. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |
 | Helicopter bringing Bob Pryce to observation point. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Coast Guard Cutter Bear at Demarcation Point Provided transportation for magnetic field work by C&GS officer J. T. Watkins. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Nantucket as seen from the shore of the inner harbor, southeast from the town. The lighthouse on Brant Point is seen in the distance on the right. In: Historical Collections ... of Every Town in Massachusetts. 1841. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | West coast south of Kaena Point. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
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| "Indoor with different point of" by Damian Munte Commentary: "Shots with a different points of view of my house." | "Nugget Point" by Michele Falzone Commentary: "Nugget Point - New Zealand." |
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 | A work very typical of Chopin using a pedal point throughout the composition. | | Low pedal point with classical synthesized string harmony for melody. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alfred Jarry | God is the tangential point between zero and infinity. |
Benjamin Franklin | Clean your finger before you point at my spots. |
Denis Diderot | The point is to get into heaven by hook or by crook. |
Ernest Renan | Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. |
Fyodor Dostoevski | Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another. |
Horace | Nothing's beautiful from every point of view. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh. |
Martin Luther | You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, ''That is God.'' |
Oscar Wilde | What is said of a man is nothing. The point is, who says it. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Of this point therefore we are to note, that sith men naturally have no full and perfect power to command whole politic multitudes of men, therefore utterly without our consent, we could in such sort be at no man's commandment living. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Only from the point of view of being the most suffering class does the proletariat exist for them. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | They shall be entitled as often as they think desirable to proceed to any point whatever in German territory, or to send subcommissions, or to authorise one or more of their members to go, to any such point. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Special associations between members of the United Nations which have no aggressive point against any other country, which harbor no design incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations, far from being harmful, are beneficial and, as I believe, indispensable. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Roe v. Wade | 1973 | Though the State cannot override that right, it has legitimate interests in protecting both the pregnant woman's health and the potentiality of human life, each of which interests grows and reaches a "compelling" point at various stages of the woman's approach to term. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I know enough of music to speak decidedly on that point. |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | Usually the competitors differ in one point only |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Seeing clearly that it would be useless to pursue their point, the gentlemen withdrew |
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish | Douglas Adams | There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Now, after he had won the crown of martyrdom (though with no longer a head to wear it on), the point might be looked upon as settled |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | On this point he was inflexible, although it was the only one in which he was in any degree rigid |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | I quite see your point. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Rose of Sharon sliced the potatoes into the frying pan and stirred them about with the knife point. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | There was another point which a little perplexed him at present |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The man who has actually paid for his farm with labor on it is so rare that every neighbor can point to him. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Huntington disease is a case in point. (references) | |
Some of these clues point to beta amyloid. (references) | ||
Again, these symptoms can point to other conditions. (references) | ||
Business | The IVA is recovered at the point of sale. (references) | |
The VAT is recoverable at the point of sale. (references) | ||
Another point is a better cost/productivity ratio. (references) | ||
Children | Tajikistan | Public education is intended to be free and universal; however, a lack of resources has caused the public school system to deteriorate to the point at which it barely functions. (references) |
Pakistan | Development experts point to a number of factors for the poor state of public education, including the low percentage of gross national product devoted to education and inefficient and corrupt federal and provincial bureaucracies. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Guatemala | The legal point soon became moot as violence subsided and the army was withdrawn from the city on August 5. The Constitution provides for freedom of association, and it was generally respected in practice; however, there were credible allegations that the Government interfered with political associations. (references) |
Economic History | Nicaragua | Reaching that stage will depend on the ability of Nicaragua to fulfill all the commitments outlined in a December 2000 agreement, signed when the country reached the HIPC Decision Point. (references) |
Norway | In the 2000-2001 period, therefore, Norway's inflation rate is set to remain about one percentage point higher than that of the Euro Zone. (references) | |
Malaysia | In 1998, the sales of packaged software dropped to U.S.$212.7 million, but the current estimates point to growth in this sector to U.S.$478.3 million by the year 2003. The market for IT services has already rebounded, and it is expected to reach U.S.$437.5 million by 2003. (references) | |
Human Rights | Portugal | Prison authorities deny these reports and point to the existence of organized violence among inmates. (references) |
Yugoslavia | In May 2000, UNMIK established the Victim Recovery and Identification Commission (VRIC), which worked from May to December 2000. Working with families on the basis of information they provided, details of the events, and the recovery of clothing and personal effects, the VRIC was able to identify some victims in 2000. When ICTY closed its forensic operations, UNMIK appointed the CIVPOL Missing Persons Unit (MPU) as the focal point for identification of remains and for exhumation of additional gravesites as they were identified, and tasked the UNMIK Bureau of Missing Persons and Detainees to coordinate political efforts. (references) | |
Moldova | Many lawyers point out that access to a lawyer generally is granted only after a person has been detained for 24 hours. (references) | |
Minorities | Bahamas | Leaders of the Haitian community approve of the Government's approach to the repatriation of illegal migrants and point to the high number of ethnic Haitians in the public service. (references) |
Japan | In a 1993 government survey, 33 percent of Burakumin said that they suffered discrimination at some point during their lifetime, with 24 percent experiencing difficulties in marriage, 24 percent in daily life, and 21 percent at their place of work. (references) | |
Political Economy | Indonesia | Continuing allegations of high-level corruption point to the need for comprehensive reform and implementation of good governance practices. (references) |
Political Rights | Belarus | For example, the OSCE noted that only 2 hours after the close of polling stations, Minsk Oblast, excluding the City of Minsk, had reportedly counted 70.7 percent of all ballots, whereas Minsk City had at that point counted only 6.56 percent. (references) |
Tanzania | The Zanzibar Government refused to reform its electoral commission, a provision that was central to the agreement, and the Commonwealth Agreement remained a point of contention during the CCM-CUF dialog during the year. (references) | |
Mexico | The observers described the election as a historic turning point and made recommendations for further electoral reform. (references) | |
Trade | Azerbaijan | From a practical point of view, U.S. suppliers should label instructions in Azeri, Turkish, or Russian to provide consumers with product information. (references) |
Chile | ZOFRI is a major entry point for products bound for Bolivia and to a lesser extent for products going to Peru, Paraguay and northern Argentina. (references) | |
Cote D'ivoire | All goods entering Côte d'Ivoire with an f.o.b. value in excess of CFA/F 1.5 million (1 USD equals approximately CFA/F 700) must be inspected by the inspection company at the point of origin to ensure that invoice valuation is consistent with the goods actually shipped. (references) | |
Travel | Philippines | Where the Western businessperson thinks that time is gold and wants to get to the point immediately, the Filipino likes to be indirect, talk about mutual friends and family, exchange pleasantries, and joke. (references) |
Russia | To prevent possible difficulties in taking currency and valuables back out of Russia, the travelers are highly advised to ensure that their passenger declaration form is completed and is stamped by customs officials at the point of entry. (references) | |
Uruguay | Refundable deposits may be required, payable at the point of entry. (references) | |
Women | Egypt | Women's rights advocates also point to other discriminatory traditional or cultural attitudes and practices, such as FGM and the traditional male relative's role in enforcing chastity and chaste sexual conduct. (references) |
Ireland | According to 1998 statistics, women's earnings have increased more rapidly than men's since 1985, albeit from a lower starting point; however, in 2000 the earnings of women averaged 84.5 percent of those of men. (references) | |
Colombia | The salary gap between men and women widened from 1990 through 2000, reaching a high point in 1999 as the country's economy declined. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Suriname | There were credible reports of individuals using the country as a transit point to transport Brazilian women to Europe and the United States for purposes of prostitution. (references) |
Ethiopia | Labor leaders point to a number of court cases that are 4 or 5 years old in which workers have been terminated for union activities as examples of inattention by the courts to worker rights. (references) | |
Ghana | Traffickers in person from other countries reportedly used Accra as a transit point to Europe and reportedly the Middle East. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RAREBIT, n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible known as toad-in-a-hole is really not a toad, and that riz-de-veau a la financiere is not the smile of a calf prepared after the recipe of a she banker. |
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Bob Costas | When I wrote the book I upset some people. And now, interestingly, much of what was in the book is now a given. It's almost a starting point. |
Dennis Miller | I believe it is not enough to point fingers. |
Dennis Quaid | Then they get to the point where they're actually an adult and it is hard to make that transition from being a child actor to being an adult. |
Gennifer Flowers | There was a time I would have married him. I am very grateful at this point that I didn't. I have a wonderful husband that I feel like will be faithful to me. |
Marla Hanson | Right. Usually it's a six-month point where they think that they can start to classify it as post-trauma. Before that, it's more of a trauma stress and those are normal reactions to a trauma. |
Robert Atkins | Well, all right, so you got a good start but eventually you'll switch on to ongoing weight loss anyway and you'll get to the point where you only lose one pound a week. |
Rush Limbaugh | Focusing blame on America for the world's pollution is intellectually dishonest and misses the point. |
Sarah Ferguson | The biggest misconception, from my point of view, although I'd hate to be a spokesperson, is that they are regular human beings that get up out of bed and clean their teeth like we all do. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | Domingo might safely be renewed, I took such steps as seemed to me expedient to ascertain that point. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | With respect to internal causes, those great principles point out with equal certainty the policy to be pursued. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Standing at this point of time, looking back to that generation which has gone by and forward to that which is advancing, we may at once indulge in grateful exultation and in cheering hope. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In a political point of view this Department is chiefly important as affording the means of diffusing knowledge. |
James Buchanan | 1857-1861 | A difference of opinion has arisen in regard to the point of time when the people of a Territory shall decide this question for themselves. |
William H. Taft | 1909-1913 | This leads me to point out a serious defect in the present federal jurisdiction, which ought to be remedied at once. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | I do not doubt that the Congress will be beset by many groups who will urge that the legislation that I have proposed should either be eliminated or modified to the point where it is nearly useless. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Well, I think that debate is missing an important point. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | We've got to step forward when there's trouble, lend a hand, be what I call a point of light to a stranger in need. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | But let me point out, I think it is inevitable and imperative. |
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| "Point" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.12% of the time. "Point" is used about 38,902 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.12% | 35,838 | 227 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 5.22% | 2,030 | 4,257 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.33% | 517 | 11,748 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.33% | 515 | 11,788 |
| Total | 100.00% | 38,902 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "point" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Point | Last name | 200 | 39,559 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "point". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Esar-haddon | N/A | Biblical | That closes the point |
| Hadrach | N/A | Biblical | Point |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Canada | Elk Point Resources Incorporated | France | Point Cadres |
| Israel | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | South Africa | Set Point Technology Holdings Limited |
| USA | Eagle Point Software Corporation | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Point, TX (city, FIPS 58532) |
Expressions using "point": a case in point ♦ a moot point ♦ a point ♦ above freezing point ♦ Accidental point ♦ acting point ♦ actual set point ♦ aerodrome reference point ♦ agreed reporting point ♦ allow me to point out a few mistakes ♦ alveolar point ♦ ammunition supply point ♦ anchor Point ♦ Angular point ♦ aniline point ♦ apparent freezing point ♦ approach noise measurement point ♦ arrest point ♦ artillery survey control point ♦ assembly point ♦ at any point ♦ at boiling point ♦ at pistol point ♦ at point ♦ at that point ♦ at that point in time ♦ at the highest point of ♦ at the point ♦ at the point of ♦ at the point of death ♦ at the point of leaving ♦ at the point of the bayonet ♦ at the point of the sword ♦ at the sword's point ♦ at this point ♦ at this point in time ♦ auricular point ♦ Auricular point injection ♦ Autumnal point ♦ bad point ♦ ball point ♦ ball point pen ♦ barbers Point Housing ♦ basic point defense missile system ♦ basing point ♦ bayonet Point ♦ be beside the point ♦ be on the point of ♦ be on the point of doing smth. ♦ be to the point ♦ below freezing point ♦ Bemus Point ♦ beside the point ♦ binding point ♦ blue Point ♦ blue point Siamese ♦ bluff Point ♦ boiling point ♦ boiling point method ♦ bomb release point ♦ branch point ♦ break even point ♦ break the point of ♦ breaker point ♦ breakeven point ♦ breaking point ♦ breezy Point ♦ Brewster's point ♦ brief and to the point ♦ brief but to the point ♦ bring to a point ♦ Brussels point ♦ bubble point ♦ bull point ♦ bullion point ♦ burning point ♦ Camden Point ♦ camp Point ♦ canal Point ♦ Cape May Point ♦ Carbon point ♦ cardinal compass point ♦ cardinal point ♦ cardinal point effect ♦ Carneys Point ♦ carry one's point ♦ case in point ♦ cash point ♦ Castle Point ♦ catch the point ♦ cedar Point ♦ celestial point ♦ center Point ♦ central point ♦ Charcoal point ♦ charging point ♦ church Point ♦ Clarks Point ♦ cold point ♦ college Point ♦ Coltons Point. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "point": point-and-click, point-and-drool, point-and-drool interface, point-and-grunt interface, point-and-shoot, point-a-view, point-black, Point-blank, Point-blank range, Point-blank shot, point-by-point, point-counter-point, point-counting, point-design, Point-device, Point-devise, point-for-point, point-group, point-in-polygon, point-instant, point-less, point-like, point-mutagenesis, point-of, Point-of-Care, Point-of-Care Systems, point-of-information, point-of-production, point-of-sale, point-of-sales, point-of-use, point-of-view, Point-pepperell, point-policeman, point-saver, point-saving, point-scorers, point-scoring, point-size, point-source, point-the, point-to-multipoint, point-to-point, point-to-point communication, Point-to-Point Protocol, point-to-point race, Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, point-to-pointer, point-to-pointers, point-to-pointing, point-to-points, point-winning. | |
Ending with "point": boiling-point, breaking-point, break-point, check-point, cloud-point, crossing-point, cross-point, edit-point, eight-point, five-point, four-point, gun-point, half-point, high-point, kick-point, knife-point, meeting-point, mid-point, multi-point, nine-point, one-point, out-point, petit-point, pin-point, point-by-point, quarter-point, Rond-point, seven-point, single-point, six-point, starting-point, sticking-point, talking-point, ten-point, three-point, turning-point, two-point, vantage-point, view-point, zero-point. | |
Containing "point": Brouwer Fixed-Point Theorem, dew-point lapse rate, dew-point temperature, Diamond-point tool, dis-ap-point-ment, five-point bishop's cap, fixed-point notation, fixed-point number, fixed-point part, fixed-point representation system, floating-point accelerator, floating-point notation, floating-point number, floating-point operation, floating-point representation system, Floating-Point SPECbaserate, Floating-Point SPECbaseratio, Floating-Point SPECrate, Floating-Point SPECratio, Floating-Point Unit, grid-point data, grid-point data in digital form, grid-point data in numerical form, hollow-point bullets, ninety-nine-point-nine, seven-point-solid, single-point-of-view, six-point-plan, Skin Test End-Point Titration, three-point landing, three-point-turn. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; | |