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Also known as “Pi Divination.” When someone is always on the lookout for the first few digits of the transcendental number π to appear consecutively in a string of random digits, so that their appearance would give them the illusion or delusion that there is probably some hidden message among the digits for them to uncover.
For numerologists and recreational mathematicians, indulging in pivination is an activity that preoccupies their subconscious mind all the time.
by MathPlus June 24, 2021
Get the Pivinationmug. Trump’s convicted cronies who escaped imprisonment because they were pardoned by him as a quid pro quo for helping him rise to the highest office in the land with some collusion with Russia.
Guesstimate how many prisonies would be free on 1/20, 2021, when the Liar-in-Chief leaves (or is escorted out of) the White House.
by MathPlus December 27, 2020
Get the Prisoniesmug. When we deceive ourselves and allow others to deceive us on myths, mysteries, and magic in mathematics, be they via half-baked concepts, faux hypotheses, fallacies, paradoxes, tricks, and the like.
How can we fall for less magical thinking in mathematics? By teaching about faulty thinking habits, exposing false assumptions or hypotheses, warning against unquestioned extrapolation or generalization of rules or formulas, and debunking irrational or conspiratorial thinking.
by MathPlus May 5, 2023
Get the Magical Thinking in Mathematicsmug. A term that denotes a huge number that is much less than its actual value, because someone wants to sound wealthier than he is, and to gain more respect from others.
Donald claimed to be a billion-dollar man, but most business folks think that he’s merely a trumpillion-dollar fellow, whose name can’t even be spotted on the first twenty pages of the Forbes’ billionaires list.
by MathPlus March 19, 2018
Get the Trumpillionmug. When you design your customer’s experience in such a way that it ends up on a high note—think of IKEA customers looking forward for their favorite hotdog after they have frustratingly lined up to the check-out counters.
To get the customers to return, apply the hotdog formula to your business: offer them something positive, which would make them forget about any inconveniences they’ve experienced—put them in a positive frame of mind at the end of their shopping trip.
by MathPlus July 26, 2018
Get the The Hotdog Formulamug. A commandment with regard to our relationship to God, compared to our relationship to people, where it is better to give than to receive—when Jesus, the "bread of life" and the “living water,” wants us to partake of Him and receive from Him all that we lack in this world.
Jesus told his disciples that it is more blessed to give than to receive in relating to others, and when it comes to meeting their physical and spiritual needs, He wants them to know that as their Provider, Deliverer, and Healer, it is better to receive than to give.
by MathPlus March 31, 2021
Get the It is better to receive than to give.mug. The divine password or spiritual key that allows you to gain access to God’s grace (unmerited favor)—because of Jesus’ perfect work on the cross, you are made righteous by His blood, which qualifies you to be a recipient of His blessing, favor, and love.
It’s not faith in any gods and goddesses, or in any prophets, but faith in Christ, the anointed Son of the living God—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
by MathPlus July 12, 2021
Get the Faithmug.