Fasters's definitions

Pisomnia

Short for “Pi Insomnia.” When someone struggles to sleep after listening to a math lesson, or reading a geometry book, that repeatedly mentions the irrational number π.

Guesstimate how many folks worldwide suffer even from a mild form of pisomnia, where presently there seems to be no cure for the mathematically induced mental condition.

by Fasters June 26, 2022

Palmematics

When the lines and curves on someone’s palm are expressed as an equation or formula—they often resemble popular curves that are linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic.

The 8-year-old boy’s knowledge of palmematics impressed his mathematician father, who wondered whether he might have blessed with a precocious son.

by Fasters June 27, 2022

What’s Pi Thinking?

When the irrational number π is paranoid or petrified that some radical elements of the mathematical brethren might conspire together to promote other mathematical constants like e and 𝛷 in gracing the pages of reputable math journals on a regular basis.

A few notable constants have discreetly approached some Fields medalists (the equivalent of Nobel Prize winners in mathematics) in their dreams by revealing to them some of their sexy numerical and geometric secrets after hearing leaked news of “what’s pi thinking?”

by Fasters August 13, 2022

And Tango Makes Three

The title of a children’s book that tells the love-and-life story of two inseparable male penguins, Roy and Silo, that successfully hatched an egg to welcome chick Tango in their world—they took turns to nurture her by feeding her, cuddling her in their nest, and taking her for a swim with the other penguin families.

“And Tango Makes Three” was originally classified as nonfiction as it’s based on a true story, but it’s later reclassified as a picture book as the publisher felt that more children should have access to the title—the “adult” book was later challenged but retained, or banned, in a number of school libraries, in red states.

by Fasters August 23, 2022

Pi Sector

The minor sector formed when the two hands of a circular clock at 3:14 are imaginarily extended to its edge or circumference.

What fraction of a clock is the pi sector? 13/360

by Fasters August 25, 2022

Pi Check

When the number π signs checks and creditors decide not to cash them because they have gotten her signature on—when pi’s personality or identity is more valuable than the amount owned.

The pi check shows that a number of people would go for value rather than money, because money doesn’t calculate value, and value is often based on the wider contribution to culture or society.

by Fasters August 25, 2022

Piconomics

When math educators and creatives capitalize on their obsession or perversion of the number π to produce collectibles and mementos, such as pi e-cards, pi-related art or NFTs, and pi jokes, to earn some side income.

Thanks to the metaverse and the blockchain technology, mathepreneurs expect their country’s now-modest piconomics to arouse much public interest in coming years.

by Fasters August 26, 2022