data point meaning

• Noun: data point
  1. An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
     - datum

  Derived forms: data points

  Type of: information

  Encyclopedia: Data point

• data:    Noun: data &n ...
• at the point of:    On the verge of; [ ...
• at this point:    [American idiom]no ...

Examples

1. the range indicates how far it is from the lowest data point to the highest.
2. the separation of data points limits the detail that can be projected downward.
3. it is an estimate because we do not use all data points in the sample.
4. a collection of data is called a data set, and a single observation a data point.
5. in this chart, the following data points have been taken