point

le point (FR N-M) precisely determined, specific location in space, in geometry a point is a »theoretical« location, a visual representation of a point, usually made with a small dot, already infinitely larger than an »actual« point, which has no dimensions; degree at which something that is changing is currently situated; the crucial moment of something; mark, sign, small visual object; one of the individuals of an ensemble, given the spotlight for the time being. »Le point du jour« is…