MathPlus's definitions

Meta

Facebook’s new corporate name with a blue infinity logo that appears to be a cosmetic attempt to divert attention away from negative stories plaguing the now-toxic brand, which has put “profits over people and safety”—the parent company that also owns Instagram and WhatsApp wants to go beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).

Meta is to Facebook what Alphabet is to Google.

by MathPlus October 28, 2021

Trumpist

One who has a prejudice against any businessman-turned-politician and will shoot down any politically incorrect things he says.

A lot of people just can't stand filthy rich trumpists, and their discrimination against these "political opportunists" often blinds them from seeing the painful hard truths.

by MathPlus October 31, 2016

Covidom

When an inmate’s last day coincides with the last day of the country’s lockdown, which makes them feel like they are experiencing double freedom as they enter their next phase of their life.

Don scribbled tally marks on the prison’s wall to count down the days to covidom.

by MathPlus May 14, 2021

f-mail

An email that the sender forgets to include the attached file meant for the recipient.

This week only, President Trump sent three f-mails to his administration, with zero apologies to his puzzled staff—it looks like his digital assistant Siri only executed the first part of his request.

by MathPlus October 4, 2018

Pitoid

Short for “Pi Factoid.” Tidbits or juicy bits about the number π that seldom make it to the side pages of math textbooks.

Some examples of pitoids are:
a) In a mathematical beauty contest, the number π would be the Miss Universe among the constants.
b) Aliens are more likely to communicate to earthlings in terms of e, i, and π rather than 0 and 1.
c) No number in popular culture is more famous than π.

by MathPlus October 19, 2021

#Pray4SgMath

The hashtag US homeschoolers want to unleash to their Twitter followers, as they hope that their prayers might prevent President Trump from imposing a tariff on imported Singapore math books, who wants to make Common Core math great again.

Christian educators and parents are sms-ing and tweeting #Pray4SgMath to fellow believers, as they’ve faith that their answered prayers would prevent Donald Trump from politicizing the K–12 math education, by making Singapore math titles wallet-friendly.

by MathPlus December 4, 2018

I Mask, Therefore I Am.

When tens of thousands of people worldwide suddenly realize their existence or mortality after wearing a face mask in public, because they are conscious or paranoid of their physical look for vanity reasons or otherwise.

Trump, who ridiculed his political rival for publicly donning a mask, narcissistically told his diehard supporters after he’s infected with the coronavirus, “I mask, therefore I am.”

by MathPlus March 9, 2021