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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
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
or other narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other. Plot is similar in meaning to
Plot_(narrative)
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
may also intertwine with the main plot at some point in a story. An example of a subplot interacting with a main plot can be found in the TV series Mr
Subplot
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)
Point plotting is an elementary mathematical skill required in analytic geometry. Invented by René Descartes and originally used to locate positions on
Point_plotting
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
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
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
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
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
Canadian computing company
Plotly is a technical computing company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, that develops online data analytics and visualization tools. Plotly provides
Plotly
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
"quantile–quantile" plot Normal probability plot, a Q–Q plot against the standard normal distribution Probability plot correlation coefficient Probability plot correlation
Probability_plot
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
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)
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
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
Betty_Grable_filmography
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)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Private Christian liberal arts college in California, US
a plot point for the 2019 web series Total Forgiveness. Major League Baseball players Marty Decker, Mike Ekstrom, and Otto Kemp all played for Point Loma
Point Loma Nazarene University
Point_Loma_Nazarene_University
Topics referred to by the same term
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
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
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
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)
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Topics referred to by the same term
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
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
1988 film by Donald Petrie
after a fictional Broadway musical adaptation of the film had served as a plot point in the early part of season 2 of the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2007. The world
Mystic_Pizza
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
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
Story told from a narrator's point of view
is generally provided or implied unless its glaring absence is a major plot point. Three notable examples are The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, where the
First-person_narrative
1980 film by Robert Greenwald
However, continual rewrites and editing during production caused this plot point to be abandoned, except for one line spoken by Sonny as he laments his
Xanadu_(film)
1959 novel by Richard Condon
described in Graves's novel. A copy of The Manchurian Candidate is a major plot point in the 1999 novel False Memory by Dean Koontz. The novel's title is referenced
The_Manchurian_Candidate
Narrative technique
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens
Plot_twist
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
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)
1933 plan to overthrow the U.S. government
The Business Plot, also called the Wall Street Putsch and the White House Putsch, was a political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States to overthrow
Business_Plot
American TV series
cavalier about throwing around sexual assault as a plot point, even if it's trying to make a point about women's rights in Middle Eastern nations." She
Tyrant_(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
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
Measure of women's representation in fiction
characteristic but not a plot point or a problem? Can the Orthodox character find their Happily Ever After as a religious Jew? And if the main plot points are in
Bechdel_test
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
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
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) breaks
Fourth_wall
American basketball player (born 1960)
regretted the trip, feeling "misled". The 2024 film Freaky Tales features a plot point involving a fictionalized version of Floyd played by Jay Ellis. List of
Sleepy_Floyd
Fried-dough pastry
Free Churro, a famous episode of BoJack Horseman in which churros form a plot point Gorgoria List of doughnut varieties List of fried dough foods Tulumba
Churro
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
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
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
Information on crucial plot elements
narrative that reveals significant plot elements, with the implication that the experience of discovering the plot naturally, as the creator intended
Spoiler_(media)
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
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
2003 song by Dan Deacon
on YouTube and is considered an internet meme. The song is used as a plot point in the 2015 film Demolition. Lyrics from the song are frequently cited
Drinking_Out_of_Cups
Failed terrorist attack in Austria
In August 2024, a terrorism plot by followers of the Islamic State, a jihadist militant group, targeting a concert of the American singer-songwriter Taylor
Taylor Swift Vienna concert terror plot
Taylor_Swift_Vienna_concert_terror_plot
Data graphic
A ridgeline plot (also known as a joyplot) is a series of line plots that are combined by vertical stacking to allow the easy visualization of changes
Ridgeline_plot
Unproduced film script
Colin Trevorrow confirms Episode 9 script leak is real but corrects one plot point". GamesRadar+. Retrieved July 6, 2025. Lussier, Germain (January 15, 2020)
Star_Wars:_Duel_of_the_Fates
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
Indian actor and director (born 1968)
an assistant director with Sundar C, Singampuli suggested the original plot point of Unnai Thedi (1999) to the director and Sundar wrote the script of the
Singampuli
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
Secret language game
records dating back to 1821. Edmund Clerihew Bentley used the language as a plot point in his 1937 short story "The Old-Fashioned Apache". During the Nazi occupation
Louchébem
Literary device in fictional storytelling
of Capistrano, Zorro ends his adventures by revealing his identity, a plot point that was carried over to the 1920 film adaptation The Mark of Zorro. In
Retroactive_continuity
Foiled terrorist plot in the United Kingdom
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried aboard airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot
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
Type of graph used in research
A funnel plot is a graph designed to check for the existence of publication bias; funnel plots are commonly used in systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Funnel_plot
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
Mythical bird with healing capabilities
mythical bird as part of a Birder of the Year competition serves as a major plot point of the 2024 historical romance novel, The Ornithologist’s Field Guide
Caladrius
2005 direct-to-video film by Pete Michaels
Guy fictional universe. Released on September 27, 2005, the film's main plot point concerns Stewie Griffin, following a near-death experience, trying to
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
Stewie_Griffin:_The_Untold_Story
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
Electrical engineering plot
shmoo plot is a graphical display of the response of a component or system varying over a range of conditions or inputs. The origin of the shmoo plot is
Shmoo_plot
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
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
2nd episode of the 1st season of Game of Thrones
a particularly eventful hour of Game Of Thrones, layering on plot point after plot point in a brisk, fairly economical matter." Alan Sepinwall from HitFix
The_Kingsroad
1846 novel by Alexandre Dumas
a starting point. Jin Yong has admitted some influence from Dumas, his favorite non-Chinese novelist. Some commentators feel that the plot of A Deadly
The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Like Pot
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Earthen Pot
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Boat Pilot
Girl/Female
Biblical
Suspension of the plow.
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Defensive
Biblical
Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Plow
Boy/Male
Latin
Pilot of Aeneas's boat.
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Coffee-pot
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plow.
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.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Pīla.
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.
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Sacred Pot
Boy/Male
Welsh
From the plow land.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
Girl/Female
African
Bright. Smart.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Ulster)
Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duibhne ‘descendant of Dubhne’, a personal name meaning ‘ill-going’, ‘disagreeable’. Compare Deeney. Peoples is a pseudo-translation based on the phonetic resemblance of the Gaelic name to Gaelic daoine ‘people’.English : patronymic from a pet form (in -el) of the Old French personal name Pepis, oblique case Pepin (see Pepin).
Female
English
Variant spelling of Italian Rosanna, ROSANNAH means "rose of grace."
Boy/Male
Greek
A king of Arcadia.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
One who Wins
Girl/Female
Hindu
Golden girl, Jasmine a flower
Boy/Male
Muslim
Noble, Generous
Girl/Female
Indian
Image, Young
Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gaelic, German, Hebrew, Indian, Irish
Marksman; From the Land that was Burned; Lives at the Barrier; Sharp; Pointed; Bear-strength; Spear; Javelin
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French, Latin
Young Deer
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
PLOT POINT
n.
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
n.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
n.
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
n.
A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
n.
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
a.
Alt. of Polt-footed
n.
A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
v. i.
To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
v. t.
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plot
n.
A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.
imp. & p. p.
of Plot
v. t.
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses.
a.
Secure against harm by plots.
n.
The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
v. t.
To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
n.
Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
n.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
v. t.
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.
n.
A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart.