MathPlus's definitions

Heaven on Earth

When you are not poor to beg nor rich to have insomnia, yet you can eat and drink (without a tube), walk (without bodyguards), shower (without a nurse), and earn or save enough (without kissing your boss’s ass)—and you can contribute to Urban Dictionary every now and then.

Heaven on earth starts right here on this side of eternity, not after you’ve earned your first million or billion, or experienced your last heartbeat—remember to count your blessings and be a blessing to others.

by MathPlus October 2, 2018

Inflation

When even with more money today, you can only afford to buy fewer goods and services than in the past—your future buying power is reduced as basic necessities like food, water, and gas get dearer each time.

Inflation explains why the price of a math book in 1960 was 30 cents, but the same type of book today costs 30 dollars, or why a ten dollars’ worth of cookies today only cost 30 cents half a century ago.

by MathPlus January 4, 2019

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

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

Covid-𝛾

Read as “Covid-gamma.” Also known as the P.1 or “Gamma” variant. Like the Alpha and Beta variants, the Gamma variant (or the “Bolsonaro virus,” as the Opposition in Brazil call it with reference to their President’s inept handling of the coronavirus crisis), which was first detected in January 2021 and tested in travelers entering Japan, is believed to be more transmissible than Covid-19.

Because Covid-𝛾 shares some mutations with Covid-β (the South African variant), the gamma variant’s effects on immunity and vaccine effectiveness remains a worry for health officials, as confirmed by some collected samples.

by MathPlus November 30, 2021

I Coordinate, Therefore I Am

The very act of my plotting points on a pair of x–y axes and being conscious of it proves my existence, unless my action is taking place in a dream.

If Donald Trump can say, “I tweet, therefore I am,” then René Descartes can say “I coordinate, therefore I am.”

by MathPlus November 27, 2018