data point

A mark on a graph or chart corresponding to a piece of data.

Noun

  1. A mark on a graph or chart corresponding to a piece of data.
    • Could you make all the yellow data points bigger?
  2. The datum that the mark represents; a single piece of information.
    • I think the third data point is inaccurate. Let's measure it again.
    • Each time a language was recognised, a data point was recorded, and attention was switched to collecting the next data point. - 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for...
    • Test scores are just one imperfect data point, and none of this is to suggest Seattle schools don’t have problems. These scores still show a decline, and more than 3,000 students have left. - 2022 February 12, Danny...

    Synonyms: datum fact

  3. A socket for connecting to a phone line or other electronic network.
    • I sat on the end of the row so I could use the data point.

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