English

Alternative forms

• datapoint

Noun

data point ‎(plural data points)

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

   Could you make all the yellow data points bigger?

2. (by extension) the data that the mark represents.

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

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.

Synonyms

• (data represented by a mark): datum