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  • Definition
    • point :a geometric element that has position but no extension
      • a point is defined by its coordinates

    • point :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

    • point :the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
      • she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

    • point :be oriented
      • The weather vane points North|the dancers toes pointed outward

    • point :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

    • point :direct into a position for use
      • point a gun|He charged his weapon at me

    • point :an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
      • several of the details are similar|a point of information

    • point :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?

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