data point

plural data points · alternative datapoint · alternative data-point

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

   Could you make all the yellow data points bigger?

2. broadlyThe datum that the mark represents; a single piece of information.

   I think the third data point is inaccurate. Let's measure it again.

   2 more examples

   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

   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

   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.