MathPlus's definitions

Great Replacement

When white racists or supremacists claim that the racial mix of their country that belongs to their ancestors who first came to the land is now being disrupted by the growing population of the black and people of color, and by the influx of both illegal and legal immigrants from third world countries, and they need to do something about it to prevent themselves from becoming the minority group in the country.

From the US to the UK to Australia, right-wing politicians are promoting the great replacement theory among frustrated or unemployed voters, who feel that their lands are being invaded by Mohammedans, Africans, Asians, and refugees, who would one day form the majority of the population, if there is zero restriction on immigration.

by MathPlus October 3, 2021

Make US Math Singapore Math

When math educators in America are pushing for their states and schools to embrace the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it, to raise the mathematical proficiency of their students—Singapore is often touted as a model for quality math education that is achievable via wallet-friendly good-quality textbooks.

Trump’s white “patriots” and diehard blue-collar supporters in red states are against the “Make US Math Singapore Math” slogan, as they’re allergic to any form of alien math infiltrating their local schools.

by MathPlus October 3, 2021

Coronalized

A bourgeois word for “infected,” which may sound like being colonized by an army of invisible deadly coronaviruses.

Guesstimate how many diehard Trumpublicans and QAnonists could have avoided being coronalized in 2021 had they religiously or selflessly gone for their shot.

by MathPlus October 2, 2021

Brexit Math

Also known as “Boris Math.” When hardcore math educators, most of whom are white supremacists or racists, object to using wallet-friendly, better-quality foreign math textbooks under the guise of protecting local authors and publishers, or are opposed to recruiting foreign math teachers and lecturers to teach in local schools and universities, because their presence unprovenly threatens the livelihoods of locals, who would find it hard to compete with cheaper foreign talents.

PM Johnson and his diehard supporters would fight hard to maintain Brexit math for nationalistic reasons, because any compromise to let in alien mathematical talent would be perceived as going against their Brexiteer principles—math and math education must be local, and not adulterated by foreign elements.

by MathPlus October 2, 2021

byslexic

A dyslexia sufferer who has difficulty in algebra as they are prone to confusing variables like b and d, or p and q, thus reducing their chances of evaluating an expression, or solving an equation, involving these letters correctly.

Guesstimate how many byslexics worldwide fail their algebra test every year through no fault on their own.

by MathPlus October 1, 2021

Math Kaki

The name of the K–12 Singapore math project that aims to help students who are struggling with school math but can’t afford private tuition, or to prevent the unmotivated ones from dropping the world’s most disliked school subject because they are allergic to the teaching style of their teacher or tutor—“kaki” is the Singlish word to describe a close friend or a buddy.

Unlike teachers employed by self-help groups, who tend to be of the same race as that of the students, volunteers from Math Kaki come from all racial groups and economic backgrounds, who have a heart to raise the mathematical proficiency level of those under their charge, regardless of their race, religion, or orientation.

by MathPlus September 19, 2021

The Five Senses of Pi

Hearing: Your ears can listen to the musical digits of the seemingly random pattern of the decimal number π as they are being recited.

Smell: Your nose can scent the fragrance or sweet aroma of the digits of the transcendental number π.

Sight: Your mind’s eye can see at a glance the entire beautiful landscape of the real number π.

Taste: Your tongue can savor the different flavors of the digits of the sacred number π.

Touch: Your skin can feel the different sensations of the digits of the normal number π, when it is truncated to a certain number of significant figures.

Guesstimate how many autistic people or idiot savants around the world could experience at least one of the five senses of pi.

by MathPlus September 19, 2021