data point

American  

Or datapoint

noun

1. a single fact or piece of information; a datum.

   Other data points, such as crime statistics, are available from the state government.

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Etymology

Origin of data point

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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data point

Ship-tracking data point to a modest increase in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to analysts, while Saudi Arabia unveiled plans for a multinational maritime defense coalition aimed at protecting international shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, in her own statement, described the point-in-time count as one data point and “not the whole picture.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Spectacular as the failure of the AOL–Time Warner deal was, it is just one data point.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

MeteoGroup, who currently provide BBC Weather with data, point to a "few notable high temperature spikes".

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

As we become fluent readers we file away in memory tens of thousands of common word pairs, such as horse race, hunt ducks, cotton clothing, fat people, prime number, old man, and data point.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker