point system

Other forms: point systems

Definitions of point system
  1. noun
    a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
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    type of:
    system, system of rules
    a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
  2. noun
    a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
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    type of:
    metric, system of measurement
    a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
  3. noun
    a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
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    types:
    braille
    a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
    type of:
    orthography, writing system
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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