experience point

American  

[ik-speer-ee-uhns point] / ɪkˈspɪər i əns ˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. (in role-playing games and video games) a unit of count used to measure the progress of a player character through a character level. EXP, XP

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Etymology

Origin of experience point

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

“All of our best studies and decades of experience point to continuing to vaccinate all newborns to protect them against hep B.”

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

It’s a remarkable gift to benefit from the wisdom, life experience, point of view and intellect of six different women.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018

Finally, one point that Jeffrey Goldberg made, which I think is interesting, is counterintuitive on the lack of experience point, when sending Jared Kushner to either deal with Middle East peace or Iraq.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2017

“It’s tough from the experience point of view,” WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2015

Men are human before they are Christians; both history and experience point to the constant lesson of the many cases in which the claims of a developing humanity override those of an inculcated religious teaching.

From The Necessity of Atheism by Brooks, David Marshall