691 definitions by MathPlus
When people in some places are more likely to be bitten by a snake or cobra during a lockdown than contracting the coronavirusāthese venomous reptiles are being spotted more frequently as they search for smaller or middle sized animals, which have moved away from their natural habitat, to survive.
Due to frequent lockdowns in a number of cities in China, people are more afraid of Covid-š than Covid-19.
by MathPlus July 5, 2022
When a handshake between two persons goes past the extra timeāit can last up to twenty-odd seconds.
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe had a trumpshake at the White Houseādid the "epic handshake" set a new record in diplomatic circles?
by MathPlus February 12, 2017
A label for a believer of Christ whose spiritual condition is worrisome as they appear to be heading to the side of eternity, where now reside the Hitlers, Stalins, Maos, and Osamasāa global synchronized corporate prayer might help save the souls of these Easter or Christmas attendees.
With atheism as the unspoken religion in most parts of Europe, and with right-wing or religious extremism on the rise in the US and the West, guesstimate how many millions of dodo Christians worldwide might not have their names in the Book of Life.
by MathPlus May 16, 2021
Short for fourth generation math syllabus change in Singapore, since the Y2K bug. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is reverting to its old ways of controllably and uncompetitively writing its own elementary math content, instead of outsourcing the task to publishers.
Singaporeās MOEās rationale to have an open tender in the late nineties was to allow the public to have a choice of āqualityā textbooks from both local and foreign publishers, but with 4G Singapore math unfolding, teachers and parents will soon be left with zero choices.
by MathPlus December 16, 2018
To disrespectfully kneel instead of standing up during the National Anthem to protest against politicians you donāt like, because of their discriminatory practices, racist views, or offensive comments.
Imagine if every time an employee or football player doesnāt like something about their CEO or president, they take a kneeāarenāt there better ways to justifiably convey their anger or frustration?
by MathPlus October 1, 2017
The excitement someone feels when they come across something new to them about the number zero, be it a numerical property, puzzle, tidbit, or joke.
Bobās zerolation upon learning that businesses lose tens of millions of dollars every year because of peopleās zerofusion to distinguish between the digit 0 and the letter O lasted a mere few seconds.
by MathPlus September 13, 2018
When President Trump repealed the āleftishā Common Core Math, approved by President Obama, with zero idea how to replace it with a better ārightishā math curriculum to help millions of US students compete internationally in mathāhe just wants to pacify opponents of the āleft curriculum,ā whose children canāt cope with it, in exchange for their votes.
Does the stand-back-stand-by math sound like some curricular or mathematical equivalent of the repeal-and-replace Obamacare? If politics over math could increase the odds of getting the president re-elected, the risks are worth taking.
by MathPlus October 1, 2020