data point

Noun

data point (plural data points)

1. A mark on a graph or chart corresponding to a piece of data.
   • Could you make all the yellow data points bigger?
2. (broadly) The datum that the mark represents; a single piece of information.
   • I think the third data point is inaccurate. Let's measure it again.
   • Each time a language was recognised, a data point was recorded, and attention was switched to collecting the next data point.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4

   Synonyms:

   datum, fact

3. A socket for connecting to a phone line or other electronic network.
   • I sat on the end of the row so I could use the data point.