Fasters's definitions

Devillion

A layperson’s name for the number one followed by 666 zeros, 10⁶⁶⁶—a quantity that is hell-bent to prove itself to be of relevance or significance to mathematicians, metamathematicians, or theomaticians.

Could Hades hold a devillion souls if the wicked aliens from other planets or galaxies were fated to live eternally with earthlings?

by Fasters March 24, 2023

DeSantis v. Disney

When a Pharisee-turned-politician, who is notorious for his “woke math” gospel in attracting “holy votes” among patriots and puritans in his red-pilled state, has been embarrassingly outwitted by an entertainment giant, and now wants to take revenge by threatening to impose taxes on its hotels and roads that lead to the theme park.

In the DeSantis v. Disney saga, it looks like the loser, who even had the time to write a MAGA-like book while in office, is running short of shady ideas how to fight his legal and political battles, especially when his previous über-corrupt and lying boss is leading in the latest polls despite his simultaneous jail-prone trials.

by Fasters April 9, 2023

Swiftematics

The aftermath the overwhelming demand for Taylor Swift’s limited supply of wallet-unfriendly concert tickets has on math or math education among teenagers and young adults in some high-GDP nations and emerging economies in Asia—when there seems to be an inexplicably positive correlation between idol worship and a rise in the quantitative literacy among the Swifties.

Two Swiftematics quickies tailor-made for middle- and high-school Swifties are:

1. Guesstimate how much tourism revenue Taylor Swift’s six concerts would generate when she toured the “fine” city of Singapore in March 2024.

2. What are the chances that a Singaporean Swiftie would get to watch their American idol live when she performed in “Disneyland with the death penalty” next year?

by Fasters July 10, 2023

Toilet App

An app for those who need a sense of peace or tranquillity while they are doing their business, by listening to some soothing or classical music, wise biblical verses or warnings, or worldly advice from successful businesspersons or celebrities.

The subscription-based version of the toilet app not only feeds you with daily spiritual and worldly nuggets from the best brains around the globe, but also tells you which clean or dirty public toilets in your vicinity still have advertisement space to promote your products or services.

by Fasters January 30, 2023

Xnon

A suggested substitute among geeks for “Anon.”—an abbreviation for “Anonymous”—where the letter X stands for an apparently unknown source.

Guesstimate how many symbol-minded people worldwide would prefer Xnon to Anon., by pretending not to know the source of their plagiarized works.

by Fasters May 13, 2022

Pi Syndrome

Someone who is prone to coining new words or phrases on or about the number π once their mind’s eye leads them to see how an apparently unrelated idea or concept within or outside math could be linked to the most famous constant in mathematics.

While writing the manuscript for “Never Write a Math Book Without π,” Ian has been struck with pi syndrome since the start of the pandemic.

by Fasters January 15, 2022

The Number of the Feast

When environmentalists are debating what percents of someone’s income must be spent on food to avoid food wastage, while alleviating global poverty—they argue that food is too cheap to provide sufficient income for small farmers, who are the world’s poorest or hungriest people.

The Pinocchio-in-Chief wanted to boast about his skin-deep knowledge about the number of the beast to his MAGA evangelical donors, but they ended up talking about the number of the feast instead.

by Fasters December 10, 2022