MathPlus's definitions

Assroll

The last person to use the last piece of the toilet paper roll, with zero motivation to replace it, be it at home or in a public toilet.

Guesstimate the number of assrolls every day in the developed world, who expect their domestic workers at home, or toilet cleaners in public, to do the task for them.

by MathPlus May 23, 2021

Phi

Also known as B.1.618. The name of the WHO’s yet-to-be-approved label for the sexier and deadlier variant of Covid-19 that arguably exhibits both beauty and symmetry, because the ratio measurements of certain parts of the coronavirus approach the golden ratio—some nickname the variant of interest the “golden variant.”

Where phi first originated, how many countries have so far identified it in their population, and its resistance against the vaccines remain unknown.

by MathPlus October 6, 2021

Covid Plan

A life insurance policy that covers any corona-related incident that threatens the client’s peace of mind in most cases 24/7, except when they contract the coronavirus via infidelity and visits to any red-light district.

Sayed bought a Covid plan for himself and his third wife (but not for his other spouses) in the aftermath of the country’s strategy for everyone to “live with Covid-19.”

by MathPlus March 23, 2022

Delete Expert

Someone who has learned to hit the delete button whenever a negative or discouraging thought tries to infect his mental software to make him look guilty, stupid, or worried.

Samuel wouldn’t be where he’s today had he not been a delete expert—more often than not, he’s able to neutralize any negative or doubtful thought with a positive biblical verse.

by MathPlus December 23, 2018

Bar Model Method

Singapore’s beloved or narcotized visualization problem-solving strategy that allows word problems set in upper grades to be solved without algebra in lower grades, by using part-whole or comparison models in the form of bars or rectangles.

The bar model method is so addictive that an unhealthy number of Singapore math students in middle school, who are expected to use algebra to solve challenging math questions, couldn’t be weaned from it.

by MathPlus November 25, 2020

Trumpol

The name for a little-known FBI unit that unprovenly looks into the corrupt and criminal practices of the 45th President of the United States and his cronies, particularly his shady or bogus businesses worldwide—they want to uncover suspected decades-long money laundering, tax evasion, and illegal foreign donation from rogue politicians or dictators.

Besides probing his business malpractices, and political collusions and treasons with foreign powers, Trumpol investigators are also looking at alleged prostitution or escort activities the ex-president was involved in before he moved into the White House.

by MathPlus June 8, 2021

Formula Feeding

The substitute for breastfeeding, where bottlefed babies are more likely to develop asthma and diabetes than their breastfed counterparts, and the risks of nursing moms having breast cancer are lower—nothing to do with math teachers spoonfeeding students with formulas as a shortcut to painful teaching.

Unlike in breastfeeding, when the father is 100% absent, in formula feeding, both father and mother have a 50% chance of developing an early bond with the baby.

by MathPlus June 24, 2021