data point

or data·point

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of data point¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

That index combines dozens of individual data points — including family structure, parental behaviors, social ties, political engagement, trust in institutions, crime and charitable giving — to assess social capital at the county level.

From Washington Post

What it’s looking for are data points predicting traits that don’t correlate with race or gender but do distinguish successful employees.

From MIT Technology Review

Another data source showed a slight rebound in domestic seed rounds, but it was a rare positive data point.

From TechCrunch

For the numerous for-profit tenant screening companies and the landlords who pay them for background checks on potential renters, those data points told a simple story, one that’s enough to bar Walston from accessing future housing opportunities.

From Washington Post

You see, behind every tweet, like and retweet, there is a series of data points that helps Twitter understand things like just how people are using the service, and what type of content they might want to see.

From TechCrunch

Instead, Yellen just received a data point that creates a great deal of uncertainty.

From The Daily Beast

And this too is only one data point in a pattern of Foxman's criticisms of comedy shows for jokes he considers inappropriate.

From The Daily Beast

This data point, which is not be confused with the more popular ISM purchasing managers index, is a relatively crude one.

From The Daily Beast

Here's one data point I learn from Jean Edward Smith's recent Eisenhower biography.

From The Daily Beast

It's important not to read too much into any single data point.

From The Daily Beast

The more broadly we study the disease the more clearly do the data point in this direction.

From Project Gutenberg

These data point sufficiently clearly to the month of August.

From Project Gutenberg