point system

1. 1.

   a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules

   Broadersystem

   education · industry

2. 2.

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

   Broadersystem of measurement
3. 3.

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

   Broaderorthography

   Narrowerbraille

Questions about point system

What does point system mean?

point system means "a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is point system a common word?

point system is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.