MathPlus's definitions

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

The Four “F” Words in Math

FEAR of not understanding the new math concepts.

FRUSTRATION in struggling to make sense of the concepts.

FATIGUE from mental stress and emotional pain in grasping the concepts.

FAILURE in mastering and applying the concepts.

Winners have not only banned the four-letter F-word from their vocabulary when faced with the most disliked school subject, but they have also refused to let the four “F” words in math rent a space in their minds.

by MathPlus January 8, 2018

Immoral Algebra

When a dishonest seller uses their finger or hand or some other means to tilt one side of a weighing balance to make the left and right sides of the scales look balanced to cheat the customer—a weight balance is often used as a metaphor for an algebraic equation.

God, the Great Mathematician, dislikes immoral algebra, but delights in accurate weights or honest scales.

by MathPlus May 19, 2021

Coronials

The generation of babies who saw the light of day during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the coronavirus showing little sign of saying goodbye to earthlings, much to the delight of pharmaceutical companies.

What will be the population size of the coronials when the WHO finally declares the planet corona-free?

by MathPlus December 11, 2022