MathPlus's definitions

COVID

Short for “Christ Or Vaccines In Doubt.” When believers living in developing countries, most of which have a low percentage of their population being inoculated, can look up to God to protect them against the coronavirus; or they can resort to creative ways, or hope for some rich countries’ donations, for their jabs.

For Psalm 91 believers who long to get a Covid-19 shot, the choice of vaccination is decided: COVID!

by MathPlus July 17, 2021

4G Singapore Math

Short for fourth generation math syllabus change in Singapore, since the Y2K bug. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is reverting to its old ways of controllably and uncompetitively writing its own elementary math content, instead of outsourcing the task to publishers.

Singapore’s MOE’s rationale to have an open tender in the late nineties was to allow the public to have a choice of “quality” textbooks from both local and foreign publishers, but with 4G Singapore math unfolding, teachers and parents will soon be left with zero choices.

by MathPlus December 16, 2018

Singapore Variant

The mutated strand of coronavirus from the “fine” city that is deadly to kids, as fictionally claimed by Opposition politicians in the Land of the Gandhis, which could usher in India’s third wave, if zero flights between Singapore and India are not enforced.

The authorities refuted the idea of the “Singapore variant,” which seems more like the Opposition in Delhi poking fun at the ineptitude of PM Modi and his team in containing the pandemic crisis.

by MathPlus May 18, 2021

Quadgon

What the seven members in the quadrilateral squad—parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus, kite, trapezoid, isosceles trapezoid—desire to be known as, because they all want to join the Polygon fraternity.

Like the triangle who recently branded itself as a trigon, all quadrilateral hope that in the new year they would all love to be identified as a quadgon.

by MathPlus April 21, 2018

Coronacaster

Someone who forecasts and models the social and economic impact of the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic on the world, particularly advises the management of their organization the direction they should take to remain competitive and relevant.

To ensure that their businesses not only survive but also thrive post-pandemic, some companies have created the position of the Coronacaster in their innovation team.

by MathPlus May 6, 2021

Mask Worship

When mute and deaf gods and goddesses (and man-made beasts or mythical animals) in houses of idolatrous worship are masked to set an example for followers or pilgrims how they ought to behave themselves selflessly in public.

Some religious leaders reminded their members that masking isn’t just a socially responsible act performed towards their fellow believers and unbelievers, but also serves as a reverential act of mask worship.

by MathPlus May 26, 2021

Red Kidnapping

When mainland Chinese security agents abduct those who publish or promote materials that depict China's communist leaders in a negative light, who are then detained without trial.

In the last two years, President Xi's agents had carried out a number of red kidnappings of booksellers in Hong Kong and Thailand, who didn't like the books they published about the Chinese government.

by MathPlus June 25, 2017