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Trumporist

A label for a pro-Trump white racist and supremacist turned terrorist—named after Donald J. Trump’s radicalized diehard supporters who staged a coup at the Capitol hoping to extend his stay at the White House.
Guesstimate how many trumporists nationwide are on stand by for the 2022 and 2024 state elections.
by MathPlus February 23, 2021
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Singapore

An educational mecca for budget-conscious tourists, who are looking for some cheap, cool math books for their kids whose math grades have hardly improved from using locally published textbooks.
Although Singapore is arguably a first-class economy with a third-rate educational publishing industry—which often condones Machiavellian math practices—however, its wallet-friendly math K-12 titles are sought after by homeschoolers in many developed and developing countries.
by MathPlus September 16, 2018
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Jolly-Jabbed

Someone who tries to get vaccinated a multiple times the recommended number of jabs, because these extra shots had apparently helped them “stay healthy” with quasi-zero adverse effects, while at the same time relieving them of acute or chronic pain, or getting rid of other health conditions.
Mr. Mandal, who claimed to have been jolly-jabbed at least 11 times of the Covid-19 vaccine, was barred from receiving his 12th shot, after the authorities horrifyingly found out about his serial deceits.
by MathPlus January 7, 2022
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Same-Same-But-Different Singapore Math

When the methodology and pedagogy used in Singapore math textbooks and supplementary titles (foreign and local editions) at the same grade are believed or perceived to be equivalent, yet the level of difficulty of the brain-unfriendly questions in both editions differs significantly—the tailor-made overseas editions are often one or two grades lower than the local one.
US math educators need to take note of the same-same-but-different Singapore math titles to temper their expectations of their students’ mathematical proficiency compared to that of their Singaporean counterparts.
by MathPlus August 30, 2021
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Trump’s R₀

Read as “Trump’s R naught or reproduction rate.” The average number of people superspreader Donald J. Trump would have infected due to his selfish, callous, and vainglorious attitude vis-à-vis the coronavirus, which could number in the dozens, as most of them had paid lip service to mask-wearing and social distancing when they were with him.
Guesstimate Trump’s R₀ and the R₀ of all those he infected. Could the total figure be in the hundreds thanks to a fake leader’s inept handling of the Covid-19 pandemic?
by MathPlus October 3, 2020
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Trumpgami

The Japanese art of folding a square paper, with orange on one side and white on the other side, into a shape that resembles the Pinocchio-in-Chief.
A number of Trumpublican math educators in some red states are planning a Trumpgami Contest on Pi Day to remember the “educational contributions” of their one-term, twice-impeached, thrice-married ex-president, whose signature helped revoke Common Core Math in their schools.
by MathPlus June 22, 2021
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Covid-🤝

When people are advised to avoid handshakes to lower the risk of getting infected with Covid-19, but urged to think of alternative ways to greet one another—for instance, they could bump elbows; embrace the Thai wai and say hi in prayer-like posture; or use the “footshake.”
Guesstimate how many handshake alternatives have emerged worldwide to combat Covid-🤝.
by MathPlus June 29, 2022
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