point size
- noun
- Specialized
- She increased the point size on the scatter plot to make outliers more visible to reviewers.
Examples
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In the plotting software, you can adjust the point size to emphasize data clusters.
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When exporting the figure, check the point size so markers remain clear at publication scale.
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The point size of the markers is too small.
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Can you adjust the point size for better visibility?
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In the plotting software, you can adjust the point size to emphasize data clusters.
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She increased the point size on the scatter plot to make outliers more visible to reviewers.
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When exporting the figure, check the point size so markers remain clear at publication scale.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
How big something is, for example clothes or shoes
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.