point count
Americannoun
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a method of evaluating the strength of a hand by assigning a numerical value to high cards and to certain combinations and distributions of cards in the hand.
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the total number of points in one player's hand.
Etymology
Origin of point count
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The team conducted bird surveys in February and March 2021 and again in June 2023, using a point count method to measure bird abundance and diversity.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Starting at the given point, count out the rise and run to mark the second point.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
This showed a distributional hand with a long heart suit but not a high point count.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2014
And while Murray could not make a single break point count, Djokovic converted three.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2013
Sir: Goren's point count is the most precise complete bidding system yet devised.
From Time Magazine Archive
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