ideal point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ideal point
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Conventional wisdom has it that May is the ideal point to take profit on equities and lay low until later in the year.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
The part in which characters play Tristan and Isolde doesn’t quite land, for instance: A relationship built on a mythical love potion isn’t an ideal point of comparison for a modern couple.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
This new collection, which ranges from post-World War I Germany to the New Jersey Pine Barrens, serves as an ideal point of entry to that world.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2019
All this makes it difficult to pick the ideal point at which to hop on the USS Planet Express Ship.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2019
I am very fond of them, and from an ideal point of view I admire them; but as we are dealing with a question of critique they do not count.
From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest
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