MathPlus's definitions

Maskism

When the authorities try to indoctrinate an oft-frightened or semi-informed lay public that mask-wearing is mandatory to protect them against the coronavirus, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not, even though their knowledge with regard to the extent to which masking is effective against deadlier variants of the virus is half-baked.

With rising infection and mortality rates in spite of a decent rate of vaccination in the population, a number of governments in the West are turning to maskism to contain the corona crisis in the face of deadlier variants.

by MathPlus July 27, 2021

Toilet Paper

The panic purchase of choice among millions of customers in the developed world during the coronavirus pandemic—when hoarding of the coveted item exposed the ugly side of humanity in terms of irrational fear and selfishness.

What is the world’s most number of toilet paper rolls one person had bought at one shot before the supermarkets nationwide ran out of them?

by MathPlus July 27, 2021

19/19

The perfect score for an online time-based math test in a lockdown or in the new normal, because for most teachers, 19 is the new 100.

Which flawless score is psychologically less intimidating in assessing home-based learning students: 19/19, 50/50, or 100/100?

by MathPlus July 26, 2021

Coronaism

An ideology that preaches that evil has descended on Earth through the visitation of a virus to remind its inhabitants to turn away from their sinful, depraved, or unnatural ways, because their failure to do so would only quicken the global apocalypse by a few decades.

From facism to communism to Islamism, is coronaism the new supremacism or terrorism?

by MathPlus July 25, 2021

Philamask

Stamps that depict different face masks commonly worn by both the medical community and the lay public in various countries to protect themselves and others against the coronavirus.

Philatelists are excited that a number of countries would be issuing philamask commemoratives or first day covers to promote the message why it is mandatory for the public to don a face mask during a pandemic.

by MathPlus July 25, 2021

Maskophobia

The fear of wearing a face mask—when some people become mentally disturbed or paranoid of seeing their and others’ faces covered.

Guesstimate how many people globally suffer from maskophobia, who would find it hard to explain to the authorities why their psychological condition calls for a mask exemption during this pandemic.

by MathPlus July 24, 2021

The Pi Self

When the number π is suffering from imposter syndrome in spite of its perceived or recognized beauty, ubiquity, and utility in many areas of mathematics and science.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been few new theorems or breakthroughs on the irrational number π, so mathematicians have started to hypothesize whether the pi self phenomenon isn’t finally being manifested.

by MathPlus July 23, 2021