point system
Printing. a system for grading the sizes of type bodies, leads, etc., that employs the point as a unit of measurement.: Compare point (def. 48a).
any of certain systems of writing and printing for the blind that employ embossed symbols for letters.
a system of promoting students by an evaluation of their work on the basis of points representing quality of achievement.
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How to use point system in a sentence
Gamification places game mechanics—such as point systems and tracking, achievement levels, awards and prizes—into non-game situations.
Every workplace can be a place of continual learning | Joe Schaefer | June 15, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewSince the Kentucky Derby adopted the point system for entry in 2013, seven of the eight Preakness winners were within 3½ lengths of the lead at the first half-mile marker.
Two horses that can beat Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit at the Preakness Stakes | Neil Greenberg | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostUnder District procurement law, companies that bid on city contracts are scored on a point system.
Judge says D.C. violated law in awarding three lucrative Medicaid contracts | Julie Zauzmer | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe issue that I have with Reddit is the fact it’s based on a point system, and the fact you can see your score.
The Subreddit /r/Collapse Has Become the Doomscrolling Capital of the Internet. Can Its Users Break Free? | Billy Perrigo | October 30, 2020 | TimeThere was a point system, is all you need to know at this juncture.
The second, the basing point system, is found throughout the southern states east of the Mississippi.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThis last argument is the main economic defence of the southern basing point system.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThis basing point system, although not absolutely confined to the South, has been more highly developed here than elsewhere.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyThe so-called basing point system is the second fundamental peculiarity of southern rate adjustment.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyA number of economic defences for the basing point system have been urged by the carriers at different times.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. Ripley
British Dictionary definitions for point system
printing a system of measurement using the point as its unit: See point (def. 21)
a system for evaluation of achievement, as in education or industry, based on awarding points
any system of writing or printing, such as Braille, that uses protruding dots
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