Poeng

Poeng is a Norwegian noun used to denote a unit of scoring or counting. It is commonly applied to scores in games, tests, and competitions, as well as to indicate points in various measurement or reward systems. In sports and many games, standings and results are expressed in poeng, and a higher poengcount typically means a higher ranking.

The term derives from the French word point, itself from Latin punctum, and it has cognates in other Scandinavian languages (poäng in Swedish, point in Danish). In Norwegian, poeng has come to signify the counted units that determine outcomes, rather than a geometric location.

In education, poeng also appears as a measure of workload and progress. In Norway, studiepoeng (often shortened to poeng) are used to quantify completed coursework. A typical bachelor's degree requires about 180–240 poeng, with roughly 60 poeng earned per academic year. This use is distinct from the mathematical sense of a point.

In mathematics and geometry, the concept of a point is usually translated as punkt rather than poeng. Poeng is thus more closely associated with scoring, ranking, and credits rather than with spatial locations. Different languages may use similar terms with related meanings, but the specific sense of poeng as a score is the most common usage in Norwegian.