data point

noun — 3 senses

data point

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

Broadly 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 Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
1 more example
  • 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 Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times:
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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