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I understand that they both mean "element" or "aspect" in some way. What's the nuanced difference between the two?

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点 merely implies a "point", while 要素 implies there are multiple points that together make up something.

Hence, you can say 昨日来てくれた点は評価する, but not 昨日来てくれた要素は評価する because you coming over is odd as a component of something. Conversely, you can say 成長を促す要素を構成している but not 成長を促す点を構成している because a point can't be composed of further components.

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