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AbsolutePointSize[d]

is a graphics directive which specifies that points which follow are to be shown if possible as circular regions with absolute diameter d.

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AbsolutePointSize

AbsolutePointSize[d]

is a graphics directive which specifies that points which follow are to be shown if possible as circular regions with absolute diameter d.

Details

  • The absolute diameter is measured in units of printer's points, equal before magnification to of an inch.
  • AbsolutePointSize can be used in both two- and three-dimensional graphics, as well as in Style specifications.
  • The following symbolic forms for d can be used: Tiny, Small, Medium, and Large.
  • The initial default is AbsolutePointSize[3].

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Basic Examples  (3)

Specify the point sizes in units of printer's points:

Symbolic values for predefined absolute point sizes:

Properties & Relations  (2)

AbsolutePointSize defines the point size in units of printer's points:

PointSize defines the point size as a fraction of the total width of the graphic:

Neat Examples  (1)

Points with random sizes:

Wolfram Research (1991), AbsolutePointSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html (updated 2007).

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), AbsolutePointSize, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html (updated 2007).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "AbsolutePointSize." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2007. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html.

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Wolfram Language. (1991). AbsolutePointSize. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_absolutepointsize, author="Wolfram Research", title="{AbsolutePointSize}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_absolutepointsize, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={AbsolutePointSize}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/AbsolutePointSize.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-August-2025]}