plural of point of reference

plural of inflection point

(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.

(intransitive, Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual.

(anatomy) A point of the skin one-third of the distance from the ASIS to the umbilicus, which corresponds to the most common location of the base of the appendix.

(heraldry) A point mid-way between the bottom and centre of the shield.

A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels.

plural of strong point

(statistics, of an estimator) The number or proportion of arbitrarily large or small extreme values that must be introduced into a batch or sample to cause the estimator to yield an arbitrarily large result.

plural of compass point