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For example ListLinePlot[Range[10000], PlotTheme -> "Monochrome"] will show a marker for every point, how can I show a marker just every hundred points?

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  • $\begingroup$ @gwr sorry I commented a bit late, the lab broke the net. $\endgroup$ – xin pei Jan 9 at 2:25
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Taking a sample of the points and then working with Overlay or Show (e.g. mixing ListLinePlot, ListPlot) is a rather cumbersome solution. (Note, that just taking a sample of points, as the quickly accepted answer attempts, will not mark every hundredth point - it simply marks all points in a selection.)

There is a better way to achieve what the OP calls for (e.g. marking a selection of all points) by using Mesh:

SeedRandom["08.01.2019"];
points = RandomVariate[ UniformDistribution[], 50 ];
ListLinePlot[
    points,
    Mesh -> 30, (* setting this to 50-2 = 48 will give all points *)
    PlotTheme -> "Monochrome"
]

ListLinePlot

Playing around with the number of points used for Mesh gives the idea:

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So for completeness' sake using Mesh the solution to the OP's problem is approximately:

ListLinePlot[Range[10000], Mesh -> (10000/100), PlotTheme -> "Monochrome"]
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  • $\begingroup$ @xin pei Note, that the topology of the plot is not affected. You called for less "Markers" not less "Points"! $\endgroup$ – gwr Jan 8 at 10:55
  • $\begingroup$ Yes... Your answer is better $\endgroup$ – xin pei Jan 9 at 2:20
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This will do it:

ListLinePlot[Range[10000][[1;;-1;;100]], PlotTheme -> "Monochrome"]

The [[1;;-1;;100]] part specification picks one element every 100 elements.

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  • $\begingroup$ Yes, it is. This will work for any list. $\endgroup$ – mmeent Jan 8 at 8:13
  • $\begingroup$ OP wants less marks but not less points. $\endgroup$ – gwr Jan 8 at 8:17
  • $\begingroup$ @gwr You can always make two plots and combine them with Show - one ListLinePlot without markers, and one ListPlot employing this solution to get a marker every 100 points $\endgroup$ – Lukas Lang Jan 8 at 8:18
  • $\begingroup$ @gwr What I meant is that you make the ListLinePlot with all data points, and only the ListPlot with the subset. Or do you mean something else? $\endgroup$ – Lukas Lang Jan 8 at 8:25
  • $\begingroup$ @LukasLang I am saying, that your suggestion will work but I am addressing this answer and it will not work in general. That is all. $\endgroup$ – gwr Jan 8 at 8:26

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