MathPlus's definitions

Trumptarithm

A cryptarithm à la Trump. An illegal or immoral word sum in which each of the letters stands for one of the digits 0–9, with different letters standing for different digits.

Solve the following trumptarithms.
(i) BAD + BAD = GOOD
(ii) WRONG + WRONG = RIGHT
(iii) LIAR + UNFIT = TRUMP

Hints: (i) 3 solutions (ii) 21 solutions (iii) 22 solutions

by MathPlus March 3, 2021

Sharpie Math

When students who didn’t do well or flunked their math test or exam falsely claimed that they were penalized or prejudiced because they used Sharpie instead of ballpoint pens.

That SAT and GRE examiners disadvantage suburban white students vis-à-vis their Asian and Hispanic peers because of Sharpie math bias is the latest conspiracy propagated by QAnonists and alt-right Trumpists to vent out their mathematical frustration and anger.

by MathPlus November 5, 2020

Asshøle

An ex-jerk who has since repented of his narcissistic, racist, supremacist, or terroristic behaviors, which were committed via condescension, corruption, collusion, insurrection, or treason.

The ex-president, whom millions around the world are shocked why he’s not been locked up yet for his coup attempt to remain in power, has shown zero remorse for his treasonous acts—he’s far from being declared an asshøle.

by MathPlus February 12, 2021

Coviderate

Being informed and updated about the facts and fake news about the coronavirus and its deadlier variants, especially the bogus corona cures and conspiracies—the lies, damn lies, and Trump lies on Covid-19.

Had his diehard supporters been coviderate, the trumped-up stories concocted or tweeted by the ex-president would have been trashed straightaway, thus preventing thousands of infections and deaths.

by MathPlus June 16, 2021

What’s the pH of Pi?

An unsolved pseudo-pi problem that has plagued autistic geeks or idiot savants, whose oft-contradictory answers or half-baked explanations have separated rather than brought them together—is the number π acidic, alkaline, or neutral?

Unlike synesthesia questions like “What’s the shape of pi?” and “What’s the color of zero?,” whose answers exhibit some common denominator among geeky dyslexics, the answer to “What’s the pH of pi?” remains so far elusive.

by MathPlus October 16, 2021

Trumpole

A dumbass or jerk who refuses to concede defeat to their opponent, but instead gears up for all kinds of mischief or devilry to frustrate and prevent them from moving forward.

The world recently witnessed the undemocratic and idiotic support of a trumpole by 19 Republican state attorney generals and 126 morally corrupt buffoons of Congress, who would likely go down in the history books as an awful bunch of fake and inept lawmakers, who had sold their souls to the devil out of fear for a Pharisee-in-Chief, who is quietly laughing at them for their blind faith in him.

by MathPlus December 15, 2020

Pirrot

Short for “Pi Parrot.” Someone who takes part in a memory competition that requires them to recite as many digits of the decimal number π as possible, when the local winner stands a chance of getting their name into their country’s Book of Records, or the global winner into the Guinness Book of Records.

Guesstimate the total number of amateur and professional pirrots worldwide, who spend thousands of hours every year training for the pithon or pi competition.

by MathPlus October 17, 2021