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point size

point size

3.4
How large the dots or markers appear on a graph
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : tamaño de punto
  • She increased the point size on the scatter plot to make outliers more visible to reviewers.

Examples

  • In the plotting software, you can adjust the point size to emphasize data clusters.

  • When exporting the figure, check the point size so markers remain clear at publication scale.

  • The point size of the markers is too small.

  • Can you adjust the point size for better visibility?

  • In the plotting software, you can adjust the point size to emphasize data clusters.

  • She increased the point size on the scatter plot to make outliers more visible to reviewers.

  • When exporting the figure, check the point size so markers remain clear at publication scale.

Synonyms

size
vspoint size
1.0

How big something is, for example clothes or shoes

specifies marker diameter in plotting software for how large markers appear

How Big

marker
86 1.0
blob
43 3.5
point size
  • Specialized
3.4
dot
228 1.0
pinpoint
9 5.7

Surface Forms

point size singular
point sizes plural

Morphology

point + size

The meaning 'the visual size of a plotted point' is directly and compositionally derived from 'point' (a dot/marker on a graph) + 'size' (how large something is). This simple noun-noun combination follows standard English compounding patterns and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words and the plotting context.

Etymology

Point size in graphs comes from the simple idea of a dot on a chart: the point is the dot and the size is how big that dot looks. That's why point size controls the 'visual size' of the markers so points on a plot can be made clearer or smaller.