MathPlus's definitions

Luck

What a Christian calls “the unmerited favor of Jesus,” because there are no coincidences in their life.

What the world calls “luck,” for the born-again believer, this word isn’t part of their spiritual vocabulary.

by MathPlus February 27, 2021

Covid-🤥

When the coronavirus has had enough of the Liar- or Denier-in-Chief, who was given ample opportunity or warning to stop lying about the pandemic, and to start leading like a president in containing the crisis, prior to his infection.

Covid-19 couldn’t care less whether you are a president, prisoner, or priest; Covid-🤥 needed to give the president a wake-up call to prevent the country from witnessing a health apocalypse.

by MathPlus October 4, 2020

Corona Tattoo

When ICU patients decide to have a tattoo to remember for the rest of their lives that they were given a second chance to live, when the odds of their recovering from Covid-19 were quasi-zero.

Jeff had a corona tattoo of the green angry-looking coronavirus on his arm, which is often depicted on health pamphlets to warn the public of the risks of not wearing a face mask and not practicing social distancing in public places.

by MathPlus June 25, 2021

Pie-in-the-Sky Pi

When pure mathematicians dream that the elegant proofs of their π-related theorems would increase the chances of landing their names in the Mathematical Book of Life, or could propel them into mathematical immortality.

It’s an unspoken desire among Fields medalists—the mathematical equivalent of Nobel Prize winners in mathematics—and first-rate mathematicians to achieve pie-in-the-sky pi dreams.

by MathPlus May 24, 2021

The Art of Masking

When properly handling or wearing a face mask is far from obvious, because a disturbing number of mask wearers are quasi-clueless how to properly protect themselves against the coronaviruses and their variants.

Like common sense that isn’t common after all, the general population needs to be continually exposed to the art of masking through health awareness campaigns to avoid preventable corona infections or deaths.

by MathPlus November 1, 2021

π

A popular sexy numerical figure that is uninhibited to flirt around with other constants or numbers—in most instances, the relationship is purely platonic; however, with some real or imaginary partners, the liaisons look so intimate or passionate that they often evoke an aha! reaction from mathematical voyeurs.

A math book without π is like sex without orgasm.

by MathPlus October 4, 2021

Trumpshake

When a handshake between two persons goes past the extra time—it can last up to twenty-odd seconds.

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe had a trumpshake at the White House—did the "epic handshake" set a new record in diplomatic circles?

by MathPlus February 11, 2017