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point system

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: point system

1
n
a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules
2
n
a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: point system
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n a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules

Type of:
system, system of rules
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
2

n a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point

Type of:
metric, system of measurement
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

n a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch

Types:
braille
a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
Type of:
orthography, writing system
a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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