English noun: point system |
1. | point system (cognition) a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules |
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| Broader (hypernym) | system, system of rules |
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| Domain category | didactics, education, educational activity, industry, instruction, manufacture, pedagogy, teaching |
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2. | point system (quantity) a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point |
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| Broader (hypernym) | metric, system of measurement |
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3. | point system (communication) a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | orthography, writing system |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | braille |
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