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Significant event within a plot
In television and film, a plot point is any incident, episode, or event that "hooks" into the action and spins it around into another direction. Noted
Plot_point
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Look up plot, plots, or plotting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plot or plotting may refer to: Plot (narrative), the connected story elements of a
Plot
Secondary strand of a narrative plot
Subplots may also intertwine with the main plot at some point in a story. Subplots are distinguished from the main plot by taking up less of the action, having
Subplot
Point plotting is an elementary mathematical skill required in analytic geometry. Invented by René Descartes and originally used to locate positions on
Point_plotting
Graphical method of determining the stability of a dynamical system
imaginary part is plotted on the Y-axis. The frequency is swept as a parameter, resulting in one point per frequency. The same plot can be described using
Nyquist_stability_criterion
Literary element
this event and attempt to reestablish order. These lead to the first plot point, where the first act ends and a dramatic question is raised; for example
Story_structure
Diagnostic plot in multivariate statistics
multivariate statistics, a scree plot is a line plot of the eigenvalues of factors or principal components in an analysis. The scree plot is used to determine the
Scree_plot
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
The plot is the series of related events in a narrative. So, each event (except the final one) affects at least one other. Plot may be synonymous with
Plot_(narrative)
plot point is a resource possessed by a player which can be spent to alter the plot of the game. The name is a pun on the TV and film term plot point
Plot point (role-playing games)
Plot_point_(role-playing_games)
Comparison of two distributions
against each other. A point (x, y) on the plot corresponds to one of the quantiles of the second distribution (y-coordinate) plotted against the same quantile
Q–Q_plot
Art and craft of writing screenplays
he called plot points I and II. Plot point I occurs at the end of Act 1; plot point II at the end of Act 2. Plot point I is also called the key incident
Screenwriting
Training exercise in the fictional Star Trek universe
actual skills, acclimating them to the emotional toll of defeat. A key plot point of many depictions is James T. Kirk becoming the only cadet to rescue
Kobayashi_Maru
Barycentric plot on three variables
A ternary plot, ternary graph, triangle plot, simplex plot, or Gibbs triangle is a barycentric plot on three variables which sum to a constant. It graphically
Ternary_plot
genre point-by-point. Plot point one: boy meets girl; plot point two: boy teams up with girl; plot point three: girl dumps boy; and plot point four: boy
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1605 failed attempt to kill King James I of England
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an unsuccessful attempted regicide
Gunpowder_Plot
Computer output device that draws lines on paper by moving a pen
A plotter is a machine that produces vector graphics drawings. Plotters draw lines on paper using a pen, or in some applications, use a knife to cut a
Plotter
Canadian computing company
Plotly is a technical computing company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, that develops online data analytics and visualization tools. Plotly provides
Plotly
Data visualization
In descriptive statistics, a box plot or boxplot is a method for demonstrating graphically the locality, spread and skewness groups of numerical data through
Box_plot
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associated with the title Volcano plot. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Volcano_plot
2021 British film by Philip Barantini
the central action just to observe labour — there's a plot point to be ticked". Boiling Point is a 2019 short film directed by Philip Barantini and starring
Boiling_Point_(2021_film)
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associated with the title Dot plot. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Dot_plot
Graphing technique in analytical chemistry developed by Gunnar Gran
the equivalence volume or end point in a strong acid-strong base titration or in a potentiometric titration. Such plots have been also used to calibrate
Gran_plot
1802 case watch designed by Abraham-Louis Breguet
watch was begun in 1783 and completed in 1802. The watch is a central plot point in the novel The Grand Complication by Allen Kurzweil. The watch is thought
Marie_Antoinette_(watch)
of an attempt to overthrow Brazil's democratic institutions, including a plot to assassinate Lula, Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court
2022–2023_Brazilian_coup_plot
1982 film by Robert Benton
films), stuffed birds occupy a room (as in Psycho), and an important plot point is the interpretation of a dream (as in Spellbound). Meryl Streep's hair
Still_of_the_Night_(film)
Fictional character from The Godfather series
key parts of the second film, and his relationship with his father is a plot point in the third film. He is not mentioned by name in the novel, The Godfather
Anthony_Corleone
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Surface plot may refer to: Surface plot (mathematics), a graph of a function of two variables Surface plot (graphics), the visualization of a surface Surface
Surface_plot
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"quantile–quantile" plot Normal probability plot, a Q–Q plot against the standard normal distribution Probability plot correlation coefficient Probability plot correlation
Probability_plot
Dramatic principle
meaning of a plot element that is introduced early in a story, whose significance to the plot does not become clear until later. This plot twist meaning
Chekhov's_gun
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associated with the title German Plot. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
German_Plot
Form of bet
can bet on any one contestant. A Calcutta golf tournament is a major plot point of the 1967 film Banning. Kelley, Brent. "What is a 'Calcutta' in Golf
Calcutta_auction
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up the plot thickens in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Plot Thickens may refer to: The Plot Thickens (film), a 1936 mystery film The Plot Thickens
The_Plot_Thickens
Visual representation of an iterated function
coordinates ( x 0 , f ( x 0 ) {\displaystyle x_{0},f(x_{0})} ). Plot horizontally across from this point to the diagonal line. This has the coordinates ( f ( x
Cobweb_plot
Story writing technique
A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived
Plot_device
British TV series (2019–present)
the ethical implications of covert intelligence operations. A central plot point is the practice of "Correction", a fictional programme used by intelligence
The_Capture_(TV_series)
formats - Savage Tales, which are designed as standalone adventures, and Plot Point campaigns, which are looser in design and made up of a series of self-contained
List of Deadlands: The Weird West publications
List_of_Deadlands:_The_Weird_West_publications
Charting technique used in technical analysis
Point and figure (P&F) is a charting technique used in technical analysis. Point and figure charting does not plot price against time as time-based charts
Point_and_figure_chart
X-Men storyline
Summers brother is a plot point in X-Men comic books regarding the family of the superhero Cyclops, alias Scott Summers. The plot point was first referenced
Third_Summers_brother
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reality coexisting with the real world, which is used as a recurring plot point or setting used in fantasy and science fiction. Alternate reality may
Alternate_reality
Italian actress (1930–1997)
role (as a screen test candidate for La Saraghina) in 8½. In a minor plot point, her performance in Amarcord is discussed fondly by the characters in
Maria_Antonietta_Beluzzi
Use of intelligence monitoring to spy on love interests
of LOVEINT is a major plot point in the 1994 James Cameron action comedy True Lies The use of LOVEINT is a partial plot point in the 2025 Rich Lee adaptation
LOVEINT
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associated with the title Secondary plot. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Secondary_plot
1973 film drama directed by Mark Rydell
was produced and directed by Mark Rydell. The title is derived from the plot point that the sailor, while receiving medical treatment at the Navy base's
Cinderella_Liberty
2024 romantic crime drama film by Konstantin Bojanov
production, and wrote, "The Shameless is overstuffed, hurdling from plot point to plot point with no attention to subtlety, character development, or plausible
The_Shameless_(2024_film)
Apparatus, equipment, or furnishing used for a particular activity
obsolete. The legal concept of paraphernalia in this sense is an important plot point in Anthony Trollope's novel The Eustace Diamonds. In the novel, it was
Paraphernalia
2005 novel by Jeanne Kalogridis
incestuous relationship between Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia is a major plot point in the novel. USA Today critic Deirdre Donahue felt that Sarah Bradford's
The_Borgia_Bride
Dramatic structure
incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the first plot point, which signals the end of the first act, ensures that life will never
Three-act_structure
Graph of the frequency response of a control system
control theory, a Bode plot is a graph of the frequency response of a system. It is usually a combination of a Bode magnitude plot, expressing the magnitude
Bode_plot
Semi-automatic pistol
missions for the CIA. Beverly Hills Cop II features a .44 Auto Mag as a plot point, stating that the rounds for it are too expensive to manufacture, so someone
Auto_Mag_Pistol
2003 South Korean film
the others; apart from a song being sung in one scene that is a pivotal plot point in Voice. Yun Jin-sung (Song Ji-hyo), a modest girl from a humble background
Wishing_Stairs
2001 American film directed by Tom Green
with his abusive father's behavior. The title of the film refers to a plot point where Green's character falsely accuses his father of sexually abusing
Freddy_Got_Fingered
Hotel in London, England
named Blakes Below, which debuted in 2016. The hotel was mentioned as a plot point in Sofia Coppola's 2020 film On the Rocks. The hotel has been closed since
Blakes_Hotel
Former suspension bridge (stood 1928–1967)
bridge. Author James Tynion IV uses both the mothman and the bridge as a plot point in his ongoing comic The Department of Truth. The Silver Bridge was featured
Silver_Bridge
1678–1681 English anti-Catholic hysteria
The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy invented by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic
Popish_Plot
French majordomo (died 1671)
Gérard Depardieu. A portrait of Vatel and the story of his death are a plot point in the 2026 Anthony Bourdain biographical film Tony. Garval, Michael D
François_Vatel
2000 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans
accidentally killing a man following a beauty pageant recalls the same plot point in I Know What You Did Last Summer. Major references to Scream include
Scary_Movie
Literary technique
manuscripts are a major plot point or a passing element of a narrative. Some related works are structured around real stories or narrative plots of manuscripts
Found_manuscript
Type of data visualization
} This function is then plotted for − π < t < π {\displaystyle -\pi <t<\pi } . Thus each data point may be viewed as a line between − π {\displaystyle
Andrews_plot
Plot using the dispersal of scattered dots to show the relationship between variables
A scatter plot, also called a scatterplot, scatter graph, scatter chart, scattergram, or scatter diagram, is a type of plot or mathematical diagram using
Scatter_plot
1993 death by falling in Toronto, Canada
episode "Unforced Errors"). Hoy's death was also adapted as a fictionalized plot point in the fifth season of Canadian dramedy series Workin' Moms and the second
Death_of_Garry_Hoy
Fictional town created by Dr. Seuss
highly vulnerable to unexpected movement and weather events, a major plot point in the film. The Whos are depicted as whimsical, furry, and colorful creatures
Whoville
Type of diagram
A sina plot is a type of diagram in which numerical data are depicted by points distributed in such a way that the width of the point distribution is proportional
Sina_plot
Invariant spectroscopic point used in chemical kinetics
In spectroscopy, an isosbestic point is a specific wavelength, wavenumber or frequency at which the total absorbance of a sample does not change during
Isosbestic_point
22nd episode of the 4th season of The X-Files
a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' wider mythology, although Scully's battle with cancer is an important plot point. "Elegy" earned
Elegy_(The_X-Files)
1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I
The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English
Babington_Plot
Indifferent sound enhances tragic apathy in film
effects that exhibit an indifference to the current tone, emotion, or plot-point of the film. This type of sound can thereby enhance a sense of tragic
Anempathetic_sound
Orchestral piece by Edvard Grieg
popular imagination. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" plays a major plot point in Fritz Lang's early sound film M (1931). Peter Lorre's character of
In the Hall of the Mountain King
In_the_Hall_of_the_Mountain_King
Characteristic temperature for a substance
cited in the literature as having the higher boiling point. As can be seen from the above plot of the logarithm of the vapor pressure vs. the temperature
Boiling_point
A parity plot is a scatterplot that compares a set of results from a computational model against benchmark data. Each point has coordinates (x, y), where
Parity_plot
2006 American film
institutions through the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 is a major plot point, as the killer is one of the mental patients released due to the effects
The_Tripper
Star Wars character
Force. Although Palpatine dies at the end of Return of the Jedi, the plot point of his metamorphosis was utilized for the sequel trilogy, which Lucas
Palpatine
Plot for comparing energy density of energy-storing devices
energy can be delivered, otherwise known as power per unit mass. A point in a Ragone plot represents a particular energy device or technology. The amount
Ragone_plot
Narrative technique
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens near the end of
Plot_twist
Topics referred to by the same term
board game released by Games Workshop in 1983 The Calamity, a central plot point for the 2011 video game Bastion Calamity Mod, a mod for the 2011 video
Calamity
1862 novel by Victor Hugo
devoted to essays that argue a moral point or display Hugo's encyclopedic knowledge but do not advance the plot, nor even a subplot, a method Hugo used
Les_Misérables
Method of plotting numeric data
A violin plot (also known as a bean plot) is a statistical graphic for comparing probability distributions. It is similar to a box plot, but has enhanced
Violin_plot
Multimedia franchise created by Mothy
and psychological sadism. The series has elements and plot point that converge with the plot of The Evillious Chronicles; However, despite the series
Torture_Tower_Doesn't_Sleep
1969 Indian Kannada-language film
by Thomas Hardy. However, apart from this small episode, neither any plot point nor any sequence was borrowed from that novel. The movie was remade in
Mayor_Muthanna
American media franchise
planned to have the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" storyline as a major plot point, but these plans were eventually changed once executives from Warner Bros
DC_Animated_Movie_Universe
American actress
controversial, with creator Ilene Chaiken expressing that it is the one plot point in the series she regrets as "the audience never forgave me for it". Daniels
Erin_Daniels
2003 American TV series or program
Wing consistent Republican control of both houses of Congress was a key plot point. James Whitmore was nominated for a 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest
Mister_Sterling
1933 plan to overthrow the U.S. government
The Business Plot, also called the Wall Street Putsch, was a political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States to overthrow the government of President
Business_Plot
26th episode of the 6th season of Futurama
of a diamondium comet. A running joke for the episode involves a key plot point in each segment being obscured by the specific animation style, though
Reincarnation_(Futurama)
2003 novel by Dan Brown
together. The novel explores an alternative religious history, whose central plot point is that the Merovingian kings of France were descended from the bloodline
The_Da_Vinci_Code
2001 film by Ben Stiller
weeks after September 11, 2001 and the prime-ministerial assassination plot point which he found to be in bad taste. He found some parts of the film funny
Zoolander
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plotter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A plotter is a computer printer for printing vector graphics. Plotter may also refer to: Plotter (instrument)
Plotter_(disambiguation)
1928 detective novel by A.E.W. Mason
Hanaud series, and the only one to feature the occult as a significant plot point. Critical opinion has been mixed, with one writer considering the novel
The_Prisoner_in_the_Opal
1993 film by Adam Marcus
September 4, 1992. In November 2017, Adam Marcus stated that an overlooked plot-point of the movie is that Jason Voorhees is actually connected to the Evil
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Jason_Goes_to_Hell:_The_Final_Friday
Composition by Ludwig van Beethoven
Wilson’s Broadway musical The Music Man (1957), in which the piece forms a plot point. The original scoring of the minuets is uncertain. The autograph manuscript
Minuet WoO 10, No. 2 (Beethoven)
Minuet_WoO_10,_No._2_(Beethoven)
Person who closely resembles another person
impersonators. Close physical resemblance between individuals is also a common plot point in works of fiction. According to a paper published in 2022 in the journal
Look-alike
Former demonstration subway line in New York City
sequel An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island and serves as a plot point of the story. "Sub-Rosa Subway" is a 1976 song by Klaatu which describes
Beach_Pneumatic_Transit
Science fiction children's book series
although this doesn't become a plot point (making this the only book in the series where the title isn't a plot point). Peter quickly learns that the
My_Teacher_Is_an_Alien
Song
historically, or aesthetically significant." A piece of the song is used as a plot point in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog as a work that Prince
Dippermouth_Blues
1939 children's book by Ludwig Bemelmans
after a bicycle accident. This can be seen depicted through the main plot point of Madeline's experience with emergency appendix surgery. Publishing Madeline
Madeline_(book)
2019 French TV series
there is a distinctive inland lighthouse that features as a significant plot point. A version given the English title of The Last Wave, dubbed into German
La_Dernière_Vague
Separation of performers and audience
Purple Rose of Cairo features the breaking of the fourth wall as a central plot point. In Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Ferris (Matthew Broderick) regularly
Fourth_wall
Kind of rice-based alcohol
involving chewed sake until the 1930s. Kuchikamizake is featured as a plot point in Makoto Shinkai's animated film Your Name. In the 2024 video game Nine
Kuchikamizake
Pregnancy test
television series M*A*S*H which aired 30 January 1978 (S5 E20). A major plot point is Hawkeye managing to conduct a rabbit test to determine if Margaret
Rabbit_test
Japanese manga series
popularize the future concept of Japanese idols which would be a major plot point in many anime to come from Macross, Creamy Mami and Perfect Blue until
Wandering_Sun
1953 film composition
The Blue Gardenia in which a recording of the song serves as a crucial plot point. The song was recorded for The Blue Gardenia by Nat King Cole who also
Blue_Gardenia_(song)
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from late Old English plot.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fence maker or carpenter, from Slavic ‘fence’ (Polish płot, Russian plot). Compare Plotnik.
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Earthen Pot
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Sacred Pot
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Like Pot
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plow.
Boy/Male
Welsh
From the plow land.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Boat Pilot
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Coffee-pot
Biblical
Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Boy/Male
Latin
Pilot of Aeneas's boat.
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Plow
Girl/Female
Biblical
Suspension of the plow.
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Defensive
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Pīla.
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