Fasters's definitions

#π

A math geek’s hashtag used to alert “pi patriots or parasites” that they just posted some factoids or juicy little theorem about mathematics’s beloved constant, which might arouse their interest and even lead some of them to experience an aha!

Guesstimate how many times #π has so far appeared on Twitter since the planet was plagued with Covid-19.

by Fasters November 5, 2022

Singapore Math 3.0

Also known as “Singapore Math in the Metaverse.” When thanks to Web 3.0 technology, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—backed by blockchain technology to ensure authenticity and ownership—become common currency or key connecting points to the metaverse among math educators and geeky investors.

While Singapore Math 3.0 is still in its diapers, or is still wet so we can’t see its true colors, mathepreneurs can’t afford to be spectators that they miss out on the opportunities and experiences and new revenue streams offered by the new digital Wild West economy.

by Fasters November 7, 2022

NFTmania

Short for “non-fungible token mania.” The urge or rage to own and invest in dear NFTs—and the desire by artists and creators to sell their digital assets at obscene or outrageous prices.

Is NFTmania the modern-day Tulipmania? A get-rich-quick blockchained scheme that would lead many to poverty or bankruptcy.

by Fasters November 14, 2022

Pilessness

A state of temporary psychological relief among math-anxious folks when they are not exposed to the sound or sight of the number π, which could inhibit or numb their interactions with others at birthday parties or public meetings.

Guesstimate how many millions of working adults worldwide wished that Pi Day didn’t exist, when pilessness is at its lowest than on any other day of the year.

by Fasters November 16, 2022

Not All Pi’s Are Created Equal.

When the number pi looks so different when she dresses up in various typefaces or fonts (regular, italic, bold, bold-italic)—her facial expression or mood changes in different typographical settings.

Unlike in Helvetica or Times New Roman, the number pi looks quasi-unrecognizable in Avenir Next, be it in regular, italic, or bold. They’re not being critical when they commented that not all pi’s are created equal.

by Fasters November 17, 2022

Feminist Pi

When geeky feminists who endorse the idea that Pi is a female figure argue that the beloved constant π has been taken hostage by chauvinistic male mathematicians and math educators, who are only attracted by her sexy numerical and geometrical properties, while treating other mathematical constants worthy of consideration as second-class citizens.

Feminist pi believers have been waging a theomatical war with literalist evangelicals (who view God as male and insist that the true value of π is the biblical value of 3).

by Fasters November 20, 2022

Irrational Parenting

When parents support their children to spend an obscene number of hours memorizing the digits of irrational numbers like √2, π, and e, so that they can out-parrot others in a contest, and win some medals or prizes for their “irrational” feats of memory.

Based on recent newspaper reports, irrational parenting seems to be rising in Singapore, especially among immigrants from India and Burma—the perceived paranoia to make an entry into the Singapore Book of Records has never been so strong among the “human parrots.”

by Fasters November 22, 2022