ideal point

noun

: a point added to the plane or to space to eliminate special cases

specifically : the point at infinity added in projective geometry as the assumed intersection of two parallel lines

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There were preseason fears, which may yet come to pass, over the lack of an ideal point guard, but Newton, Diarra and Jackson give Hurley options. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2022

That’s why new ESG reporting activities represent an ideal point of engagement for the internal audit group. —Jim Deloach, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021

Now is an ideal point in time for self-reflection and improved understanding. —Michael J. Francis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2020

This new collection, which ranges from post-World War I Germany to the New Jersey Pine Barrens, serves as an ideal point of entry to that world. —Bill Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019

Wyant believes Puerto Rico's coaching staff is getting the ideal point guard. —Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 6 June 2018

The defending back-to-back state softball champions have turned the corner at the most ideal point in the season. —J.c. Carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Apr. 2018

But good and bad coaches are separated by more than just the ability to recognize something from a less-than-ideal point of view. —Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 3 Apr. 2018

That’s part of why Moore saw Yost as an ideal point of stability with so much else fluid. —Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 22 Mar. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above